States
States noun - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
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Witnesses
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- Some states provide a similar (but less comprehensive, obviously) program for witnesses to state crimes.
Source: Witness Protection - The villains steal the latest mini-nuke from the United States, and plan to use it to destroy all evidence and witnesses after their robbery of a gold shipment.
Source: Empty Quiver - Specter of abuse through this format was raised in United States after 9/11, as many suspected terrorists were placed in "protective custody" as "material witnesses" without legal protection.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law
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Witnesses and States. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/states/witnesses
States & Witnesses. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/states/witnesses>.
Witnesses or States. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/states/witnesses.
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