Usually means: Public viewing of deceased dignitary.
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  1. lie in state: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lie in state: Merriam-Webster
  3. lie in state: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lie in state: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lie in state: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. lie in state: Dictionary.com
  7. Lie in state: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Lie in State: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  9. lie in state: Wiktionary

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  1. lie in state: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (lie in state)

verb:  (intransitive) Of the ceremony of having a deceased official, such as a head of state, be placed in a state building to allow the public to pay their respects, often followed by a state funeral.

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