Associations to the word «Exigent»
Noun
- Warrant
- Circumstance
- Felony
- Seizure
- Arrest
- Exception
- Stance
- Search
- Offense
- Amendment
- Suspect
- Enforcement
- Automobile
- Doctrine
- Knock
- Alcohol
- Consent
- Evidence
- Requirement
- Court
- Entry
- Cause
- Destruction
- Police
- Officer
- Fourth
- Appeal
- Finding
- Request
- Vehicle
- Justice
- Opinion
- Threat
- Crime
- Rule
- Drug
- Law
- Case
- Blood
- Judge
- View
- Interest
- Factor
- Situation
- Nature
- Records
- Issue
- Approach
- Home
- Letter
Adjective
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Wiktionary
EXIGENT, adjective. Urgent; needing immediate action.
EXIGENT, adjective. Demanding; needing great effort.
EXIGENT, noun. (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency
EXIGENT, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (legal) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
Dictionary definition
EXIGENT, adjective. Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need".
EXIGENT, adjective. Requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation".
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