exigency

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The following is an extract, bearing, too, indirectly upon the Reciprocity Treaty, from one of the letters of Mr. Adams, United States Ambassador in London, to Earl Russell, echoing a despatch of Mr. Seward's and dated November 23rd, 1864 In the use of the word exigency, the full sense of its effect is perfectly understood.

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  1. noun The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action.
  2. noun A pressing or urgent situation. See Synonyms at crisis.
  3. noun Urgent requirements; pressing needs. Often used in the plural.

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  • The desire of the executive for a military establishment equal to the exigency was not regarded and the distresses of the frontier inhabitants therefore still continued. —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
  • He coined the brains of his authors in the times of their exigency, and made them pay dear for the plank put out to keep them from drowning. —  Oliver Goldsmith
  • Before inventing some exotic new legal regime, it's worth reflecting on just what the exigency is. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • In the name of exigency, they have all been sprung as fait accompli on a shocked financial community, and since been treated as unquestionable and unreviewable. —  PLIGG_Visual_Name - PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All
  • During moments of temporary civil exigency, the lawful ability to circumvent our civil rights —  Payson Roundup stories
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