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Noun Concept

Categories: Concepts in political philosophy, Max Weber, Legal concepts

monopoly on violence Gewaltmonopol des Staates Government force Legitimate monopoly of violence Monopolies on the physical use of force

In political philosophy, a monopoly on violence or monopoly on the legal use of force is the property of a polity that is the only entity in its jurisdiction to legitimately use force, and thus the supreme authority of that area. Wikipedia

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core concept of modern public law, representing a definition of a state Wikidata

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MAIN REGULATORY TEXT

Article 20 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany

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use of force

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monopoly on violence

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monopoly on violence

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Gewaltmonopol des Staates, Government force, Legitimate monopoly of violence, Monopolies on the physical use of force, Monopoly of force, Monopoly of legitimate violence, monopoly of the legitimate use of force, monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force, monopoly of violence, monopoly on force, Monopoly on legitimate violence, monopoly on the legal use of force, monopoly on the legitimate use of force, monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force, Monopoly on the legitimate use of violence, monopoly on the use of force, Sovereign use of force, State force, State monopoly on the use of force, State monopoly on violence, Use of force monopoly, Weber's theory of the state

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monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force, monopoly of the legitimate use of violence, monopoly on physical force