state of emergency
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
state of emergency (plural states of emergency)
- An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
- A governmental decree declaring such situation.
- The status quo following such declaration.
Translations[edit]
unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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governmental decree
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status quo
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