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emer·gen·cy n pl -cies1: an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action2: an urgent need for assistance or reliefa state of emergency
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accident, casus, climacteric, condition of insufficiency, crisis, critical point, crucial period, difficulty, dilemma, discrimen, exigency, extremity, insufficiency of service, last minute need, necessitousness, need, need for action, needfulness, plight, predicament, pressing necessity, pressing need, strait, sudden peril, tempus, trouble, unexpected happening, unforeseen condition, unforeseen occurrence, urgency
associated concepts: Emergency Court of Appeals, Emergency Defense Act, emergency employment doctrine, Emergency Price Control Act, private necessity, public emergency, public necessity
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casualty, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, peril, plight, predicament, quagmire
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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A sudden, unforeseen happening requiring action to protect lives or property.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.a sudden, unforeseen happening which requires action to correct or to protect lives and/or property.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
