exigent

Definition

Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.

Etymology

From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). Doublet of exigeant.

Example Sentences

• "2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence Article 2 also provides that acts of torture cannot be justified on the grounds of exigent circumstances, such as state of war or public emergency, or on orders from a superior officer or public authority."

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