state
noun
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.
antistate
-
a word derived from
state.
Example Sentences
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"Calling a South Korean citizen engaged in purely religious activities an antistate criminal is hard to fathom," said spokesman Kim Eui-do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2014
Several Cabinet ministers and prominent politicians were arrested, one accused of black-marketeering, another of "nefarious and antistate activities," e.g., flirting with Nasser.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, there were reports that some Solidarity advisers, including Historian Adam Michnik, had been moved to Rakowiecka Prison in Warsaw and would be tried for antistate activities.
From Time Magazine Archive
Havel, who was released from prison in May after a conviction for inciting antistate activities, obeyed the warning and thus avoided becoming the 16th committee member arrested by security police for unspecified reasons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dacca expressed "deep regret and concern" over the attack and blamed "antistate elements" who had sought to kidnap Sen in order "to damage the existing bond of friendship and cordiality between India and Bangladesh."
From Time Magazine Archive
