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Exigency

//ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The demands or requirements of a situation. countable, in-plural, uncountable

    "My business is with you, and you only. You should not have undertaken your office, unless prepared for its various exigencies."

  2. 2
    a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action wordnet
  3. 3
    An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a pressing or urgent situation wordnet
  5. 5
    that which is required in a particular situation — usually used in plural. wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

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