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exigent

Adjective

∙ Urgent; needing immediate action.
∙ Demanding; needing great effort.

Noun

∙ Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency archaic
∙ The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. obsolete, Britain, law

BABYLON ENGLISH
exigent adj.
demanding; urgent, pressing

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
exigent
exigent
\ex`i*gent\, a. [l. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. see exact.] exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "at this exigent moment."
exigent
\ex"i*gent\, n.
1. exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [obs.] why do you cross me in this exigent?
2. (o. eng. law) the name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
exigent
adj
1. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- h.l.mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant, crying, insistent, instant]

2. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: exacting]

WORDNET 2.0
exigent
Adjective
1. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
(synonym) clamant, crying, insistent, instant
(similar) imperative
2. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
(synonym) exacting
(similar) demanding

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Exigent circumstance
An exigent circumstance, in the criminal procedure law of the United States, allows law enforcement, under certain circumstances, to enter a structure without a search warrant or, if they have a "knock and announce" warrant, without knocking and waiting for refusal. It must be a situation where people are in imminent danger, evidence faces imminent destruction, or a suspect's imminent escape. Once entry is obtained, the plain view doctrine applies, allowing the seizure of any evidence or contraband discovered in the course of actions consequent upon the exigent circumstances.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

exigent

Adjective

∙ Urgent; needing immediate action.
∙ Demanding; needing great effort.

Noun

∙ Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency archaic
∙ The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. obsolete, Britain, law

BABYLON ENGLISH
exigent adj.
demanding; urgent, pressing

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
exigent
exigent
\ex`i*gent\, a. [l. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. see exact.] exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "at this exigent moment."
exigent
\ex"i*gent\, n.
1. exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [obs.] why do you cross me in this exigent?
2. (o. eng. law) the name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
exigent
adj
1. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- h.l.mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant, crying, insistent, instant]

2. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" [syn: exacting]

WORDNET 2.0
exigent
Adjective
1. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
(synonym) clamant, crying, insistent, instant
(similar) imperative
2. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
(synonym) exacting
(similar) demanding

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Exigent circumstance
An exigent circumstance, in the criminal procedure law of the United States, allows law enforcement, under certain circumstances, to enter a structure without a search warrant or, if they have a "knock and announce" warrant, without knocking and waiting for refusal. It must be a situation where people are in imminent danger, evidence faces imminent destruction, or a suspect's imminent escape. Once entry is obtained, the plain view doctrine applies, allowing the seizure of any evidence or contraband discovered in the course of actions consequent upon the exigent circumstances.
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