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Emergency

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001840

A sudden, urgent, and unforeseen occurrence or state of affairs that requires immediate action. In a legal context, an emergency can justify actions that would otherwise be unlawful or provide a defense against liability. The specific criteria for what constitutes a legal emergency vary by jurisdiction and the nature of the situation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001840
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001840",
  "term": "Emergency",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A sudden, urgent, and unforeseen occurrence or state of affairs that requires immediate action. In a legal context, an emergency can justify actions that would otherwise be unlawful or provide a defense against liability. The specific criteria for what constitutes a legal emergency vary by jurisdiction and the nature of the situation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/emergency/"
}

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