state of exception

Noun

Meaning

state of exception (plural states of exception)

(law, philosophy) A condition in which ordinary laws or norms have been suspended by a political authority.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

state of emergency state of siege

Examples

The camp is the space that is opened when the state of exception begins to become the rule. Giorgio Agamben

Close letter words and terms

state of emergency state of equality State of Eritrea state of flux state of grace state of guatemala