exigent circumstances — Situations that demand unusual or immediate action. Exigent circumstances in relation to justification for warrantless arrest or search refers generally to those situations in which law enforcement agents will be unable or unlikely to effectuate… … Black's law dictionary
exigent circumstances — Situations that demand unusual or immediate action. Exigent circumstances in relation to justification for warrantless arrest or search refers generally to those situations in which law enforcement agents will be unable or unlikely to effectuate… … Black's law dictionary
exigent — ex·i·gent / ek sə jənt/ adj: requiring immediate aid or action see also exigent circumstances Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Exigent circumstance — An exigent circumstance, in the American law of criminal procedure, allows law enforcement to enter a structure without a warrant, or if they have a knock and announce warrant, without knocking and waiting for refusal under certain circumstances … Wikipedia
exigent — adjective Etymology: Latin exigent , exigens, present participle of exigere to demand more at exact Date: 1629 1. requiring immediate aid or action < exigent circumstances > 2. requiring or calling for much ; demanding < an exigent client > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
exigent search — See exigent circumstances … Black's law dictionary
exigent search — See exigent circumstances … Black's law dictionary
Extenuating circumstances — In law, extenuating circumstances in criminal cases are unusual or extreme facts leading up to or attending the commission of the offense which, though an offense has been committed without legal justification or excuse, mitigate or reduce its… … Wikipedia
Search and seizure — is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person s property and confiscate any relevant evidence to … Wikipedia
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution — US Constitution article seriesThe Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is a part of the Bill of Rights. The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, and was designed as a response to the… … Wikipedia
