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enemy of the state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person accused of crimes against the state, such as treason.

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  • Arabic: عَدُوُّ ٱلدَّوْلَةِ (ʕaduwwu d-dawlati) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Belarusian: во́раг дзяржа́вы (vórah dzjaržávy) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國家公敵 /国家公敌 (guójiā gōngdí) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Czech: nepřítel státu — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Dutch: staatsvijand — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Finnish: valtion vihollinen — person accused of crimes against the state
  • French: ennemi de l'État — person accused of crimes against the state
  • French: ennemie de l'État — person accused of crimes against the state
  • German: Staatsfeind — person accused of crimes against the state
  • German: Staatsfeindin — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Indonesian: musuh negara — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Japanese: 国家の敵 (kokka no teki) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Korean: 국가의 적 (gukga-ui jeok) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Malay: musuh negara — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Russian: враг госуда́рства (vrag gosudárstva) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Thai: เสี้ยนหนามแผ่นดิน (sîian-nǎam pɛ̀n-din) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Thai: ปฏิปักษ์ต่อรัฐ (bpà-dtì-bpàk dtɔ̀ɔ rát) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Ukrainian: во́рог держа́ви (vóroh deržávy) — person accused of crimes against the state
  • Vietnamese: kẻ thù của nhà nước — person accused of crimes against the state