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state of exception

according to Carl Schmitt’s theory, a state in which the sovereign may ignore the law in the name of the public good
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state of exception

Summary

state of exception is a legal term or legal concept[1]. It draws 1,041 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #77 of 484).[2]

Key Facts

  • state of exception is the creator of Carl Schmitt[3].
  • state of exception's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[4].
  • state of exception is a type of condition[5].
  • state of exception's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].

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Designation and Status

state of exception's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[4].

Why It Matters

state of exception draws 1,041 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #77 of 484).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Carl Schmitt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). state of exception. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/state-of-exception
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Carl Schmitt
    Subclass of → condition
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548766405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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