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

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

• German: Notstand (de) m
• Korean: 비상사태 (bisang satae)
• Thai: สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (sà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ən)

governmental decree

• Afrikaans: noodtoestand (af)
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• Chinese:

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• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetus
• French: please add this translation if you can

• German: Notstandsbeschluss m, Notstandsdekret m
• Japanese: 非常事態宣言 (hijōjitai-sengen)
• Kurdish: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: darurat
• Thai: ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (prakat sathana kan chuk choen)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

status quo

• Afrikaans: noodtoestand (af)
• Dutch: noodtoestand (nl) m
• Finnish: poikkeustila
• French: état d'urgence (fr) m

• German: Ausnahmezustand (de) m
• Swedish: undantagstillstånd (sv) n
• Turkish: olağanüstü hâl (tr)

See also

• curfew
• martial law