état de siège

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ta də sjɛʒ/

Noun

état de siège m (uncountable)

1. state of siege (exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law)

Descendants

• → English: state of siege (calque)

See also

• état d’urgence
• loi martiale