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On use of State of emergency:

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In many democratic states there are a selection of legal definitions for specific states of emergency,[8] when the constitution of the State is partially in abeyance depending on the nature of the perceived threat to the general public. In order of severity these may include:

Martial law when civil rights are severely restricted by the imposition of military force within a Sovereign state, for example during a period of extreme threat of invasion or actual hostilities by foreign forces

state of siege when the civil rights of specified persons or groups such as political activists are likely to be curtailed, for example to prevent an insurrection or organised acts of treason by suspected agents provocateurs

civil emergency dealing with disaster areas and requiring the deployment of extraordinary resources to contain dangerous situations such as natural disasters or extensive malicious property damage such as may occur during rioting or by arson.

As well as regular emergency services sometimes military forces may be assigned to deliver aid under especially dangerous conditions or to prevent looting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency