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ex·i·gent

(ĕk′sə-jənt)

adj.

1. Requiring immediate action; pressing: an exigent need. See Synonyms at urgent.

2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding: "Some citizens ... seized the offending material and made a bonfire of it ... to the gratification of an exigent crowd" (Garry Wills).

[Latin exigēns, exigent-, present participle of exigere, to demand; see exact.]

ex′i·gent·ly adv.

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exigent

(ˈɛksɪdʒənt)

adj

1. urgent; pressing

2. exacting; demanding

[C15: from Latin exigere to drive out, weigh out, from agere to drive, compel]

ˈexigently adv

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ex•i•gent

(ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt)

adj.

1. requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.

2. requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin exigent-, s. of exigēns, present participle of exigere to drive out, demand; see exact]

ex′i•gent•ly, adv.

exigent

- A good word to write on letters or packages, since everyone else writes "urgent" or "rush."

exigent

adjective

1. Compelling immediate attention:

burning, crying, dire, emergent, imperative, instant, pressing, urgent.

2. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:

arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.

Translations

égetőigényeskövetelőkövetelődzősürgős

necessit...urgente

exigente

exigent

[ˈeksɪdʒənt] ADJ → exigente; (= urgent) → urgente

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exigent

adj (= urgent) → zwingend, dringend; (= exacting) master → streng, gestreng (old)

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"La fenetre fermee donne sur un jardin appartenant a un pensionnat de demoiselles," said he, "et les convenances exigent --enfin, vous comprenez--n'est-ce pas, monsieur?"

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The chief justice correctly notes that the holding creates an "entirely new framework for analyzing exigent circumstances." (15) He is referring to the conclusion that the police may enter a home if they have "good reason to believe that such a threat [of domestic violence] exists." (16)

The case of the uncooperative husband

At the same time, the court recognized there may be a legitimate need to move quickly to remove residents if they pose an imminent threat to other residents and if such exigent circumstances exist it is not necessary to provide a formal pre-termination hearing.

Residents of community program entitled to written notice but not formal hearing prior to discharge if they pose imminent threat to other residents

Under one such exception, officers may conduct a warrantless, nonconsensual entry and search of a residence when, due to exigent circumstances, there is insufficient time to obtain a search warrant.

Police response to anonymous emergency calls. (Legal Digest)

Also, the Institute proposed having a single Exigent Health and Safety violation on a physical inspection that had been corrected should not hinder a property's ability to retain excess income.

Comments on section 236. (Insession)

At the root of their design, and the reason for background neutrality is the extreme fragility of the drawings and consequently exigent brief.

Drawing inspiration

A warrantless blood draw taken from a mother while her son was hospitalized was justified by exigent circumstances, the court of appeals held.

Exigencies merited warrantless blood draw

ZK International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:ZKIN) on Friday declared the receipt of a strategic investment from NGST Limited owned by founder of Blockchain Centre, Antanas Guoga and Exigent Capital, a firm specialising in cryptocurrency trading (together, the investors).

ZK International closes offering of 86,666 for USD520,000

Liberty SBF has received USD75 million in its Series B round of funding led by Exigent Capital and Mainline Investment Partners, and expanded credit facilities with Capital One Bank, the company said.

Liberty SBF expands credit facilities with Capital One Bank

Selon des sources proches de la direction de l'education et de l'APC de Beni Douala, cette colere est l'expression d'un mecontentement de ces jeunes qui exigent d'etre recrutes au niveau des differents services de l'administration.

Adj.	1.	exigent - demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" crying, insistent, clamant, instant imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
	2.	exigent - requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation" exacting demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"