in state
Cheaper for residents
In state describes the formal public display of a deceased notable person's body before burial, typically in a government building where citizens may pay respects: The president lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
The phrase evokes official ceremony and national mourning, reserved for heads of state, military heroes, and other figures of exceptional public standing.
- funeralService honoring the dead
- cortegeCeremonial attendant procession
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- solemnSerious and dignified
majesty · official · residency · regal · capitol · sovereignty · governance · procession · honor guard · lying · etiquette · coffin · viewing · monarchy · territorial · federalism · citizenship · dignified
in stateunmarked grave
Burial site without identification
direct burial · closed casket · private viewing · potter's field
in stateout-of-state
From another jurisdiction
nonresident · foreign · external · interstate · imported
in stateunmarked grave
Burial site without identification
potter's field · mass grave · forgotten · unacknowledged · discarded