emergency doctrine — Under the doctrine variously referred to as the emergency, imminent peril, or sudden peril doctrine, when one is confronted with a sudden peril requiring instinctive action, he is not, in determining his course of action, held to the exercise of… … Black's law dictionary
emergency doctrine — Under the doctrine variously referred to as the emergency, imminent peril, or sudden peril doctrine, when one is confronted with a sudden peril requiring instinctive action, he is not, in determining his course of action, held to the exercise of… … Black's law dictionary
sudden emergency doctrine — When a person finds himself confronted with a sudden emergency, which was not brought about by his own negligence or want of care, such person has the legal right to do what appears to him at the time he should do, so long as he acts in a… … Black's law dictionary
sudden emergency doctrine — sud·den emer·gen·cy doctrine n: a doctrine of tort law: a person who is confronted with a sudden and unexpected perilous situation not of his or her own making and who acts as would a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances will not be… … Law dictionary
doctrine — doc·trine / däk trən/ n: a principle established through judicial decisions compare law, precedent doc·tri·nal / trə nəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
sudden emergency doctrine — The principal of the law of negligence that one placed in a position of sudden emergency or peril other than by his own negligence may be held free from negligence or contributory negligence, although he would be charged with negligence if he had … Ballentine's law dictionary
emergency — A sudden unexpected happening; an unforeseen occurrence or condition; perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances; a sudden or unexpected occasion for action; exigency; pressing necessity. Emergency is an unforeseen combination of… … Black's law dictionary
emergency — A sudden unexpected happening; an unforeseen occurrence or condition; perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances; a sudden or unexpected occasion for action; exigency; pressing necessity. Emergency is an unforeseen combination of… … Black's law dictionary
Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% … Wikipedia
emergency — emer·gen·cy n pl cies 1: an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action 2: an urgent need for assistance or relief a state of emergency Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
