exigent

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more exigentmost exigent

Superlative

exigeant

1.
Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
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.
2.
Demanding; requiring great effort.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

exigentsexigeant

1.
(archaic)Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
2.
(archaic)The amount that is required.
3.
(British, obsolete)(obsolete, British, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

allocatur exigentexigent circumstanceexigenterexigentlyinexigentunexigentexigenceexigency

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (demand, require). exigeant.