OMR 27

POLICE STATE: A POLITICAL UNIT CHARACTERIZED BY REPRESSIVE GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL LIFE, USUALLY BY AN ARBITRARY EXERCISE OF POWER BY POLICE AND ESPECIALLY SECRET POLICE IN PLACE OF REGULAR OPERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL ORGANS OF THE GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO “PUBLICLY” KNOWN LEGAL PROCEDURES.

ADDED: November 24, 2024