It's a little more sensible to say the government, to be the government, has a monopoly on "legitimate force", or is the "legitimator of force". One may kill a thief, but if the government functions a government judge can determine whether it was a legitimate killing and most people respect that.
But, its more of a descritive term of a functioning sovereign than a state per say. Sort of building on the idea that sovereignty is the ability to determine the exception to the rules.
So, makes sense descritively, less so as a prescritive.
But, its more of a descritive term of a functioning sovereign than a state per say. Sort of building on the idea that sovereignty is the ability to determine the exception to the rules.
So, makes sense descritively, less so as a prescritive.