state of emergency

English

Noun

state of emergency (plural states of emergency)

1. An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
2. A governmental decree declaring such situation.
3. The status quo following such declaration.

Translations

unusually difficult or dangerous situation

• Esperanto: krizostato
• Finnish: hätätilanne, poikkeustilanne
• French: état d'urgence (fr) m

• Korean: 비상사태 (bisang satae)
• Thai: สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (sathana kan chuk choen)

governmental decree

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• Finnish: poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetus
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• Japanese: 非常事態宣言 (hijōjitai-sengen)
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• Malay: darurat
• Thai: ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (prakat sathana kan chuk choen)
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status quo

• Dutch: noodtoestand (nl) m
• Finnish: poikkeustila
• German: Ausnahmezustand (de) m

• Swedish: undantagstillstånd (sv) n
• Turkish: olağanüstü hâl (tr)

See also

• curfew
• martial law