Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

unitary state

A state that is not made up of territorial divisions that are states themselves. - Also termed (archaically) simple state. 2. An institution of self-government within a larger political entity; esp., one of the constituent parts of a nation having a federal government <the 50 states>. - Also termed nonsovereign state. 3. (often cap.) The prosecution as the representative of the people <the State rests its case>.