Without these functions the state would simply cease to exist.

The existing state of war shall cease and never be renewed.

In fact, the Zairian state had all but ceased to exist.

The state ceased to exist in 1969, when it was incorporated into Pakistan.

In 1876 the state ceased to provide funding and the school was closed.

Since the 1970s, the state has ceased modernizing the system due to the shift to truck transport.

If the state ceases to exist, it's the law of the jungle out there and only the strong will survive.

Until the state of impound ceased, all traffic would use that door.

Part of the idea would also be to allow states to cease to exist.

When the movie industry set up its own rating system, most state and local boards ceased operating.