exigent
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.
Origin of exigent
1- Also exigeant .
Other words from exigent
- ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
- non·ex·i·gent, adjective
- non·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
- un·ex·i·gent, adjective
- un·ex·i·gent·ly, adverb
Words Nearby exigent
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How to use exigent in a sentence
The researchers expected single people to lower their standards given the exigent circumstances.
That is because cases of fleeing misdemeanants will almost always also involve a recognized exigent circumstance — such as a risk of escape, destruction of evidence, or harm to others — that will still justify warrantless entry into a home.
Supreme Court tightens, slightly, rules for police entering a home without a warrant | Robert Barnes | June 23, 2021 | Washington PostThe need to accelerate the vaccination program before the lure of summer intercedes has never been more exigent—nor has the imperative to remain cautious and patient, even when the end appears to be in sight.
Is the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Working? We're Not Sure Yet | Chris Wilson | April 8, 2021 | TimeJones’s omnibus bill includes the repeal of the bill of rights but also a body camera requirement, a use-of-force policy that bans no-knock warrants except under “exigent circumstances” and bans chokeholds, and other changes.
Push for police reform creates rift in Maryland’s Democratic caucus | Ovetta Wiggins | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostOfficers deserve “substantial discretion to analyze the situation, as the court has always said, but do require a showing of actual exigent circumstances,” Fisher said.
Supreme Court considers giving police greater powers when pursuing suspects | Robert Barnes | February 24, 2021 | Washington Post
He counsels me not to be exigent in my terms; if he knew me better, perhaps, he would not have deemed the advice so necessary.
Barrington | Charles James LeverAre we too exigent when we implore the whites to preach by example?
South America To-day | Georges ClemenceauThe more modest and simple the Rav, the haughtier and more exigent the Rebbetzin.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch | Ulrich FrankNay, because Slavery is powerful, because the Enterprise is difficult, therefore is the duty of all more exigent.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 5 (of 20) | Charles SumnerBut it is a long and exigent part, and there were times in the play when her physical strength was overtaxed.
British Dictionary definitions for exigent
/ (ˈɛksɪdʒənt) /
urgent; pressing
exacting; demanding
Origin of exigent
1Derived forms of exigent
- exigently, adverb
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