Legal Definition and Related Resources of Necessity
Meaning of Necessity
(Lat. necessitas) . Irresistible power; compulsive force, physical or moral. Webster. The influence or operation of superior power or irresistible force; the influence of a cause which cannot be avoided nor controlled. A constraint upon the will, whereby a man is urged to do that which his judgment disapproves, and which, it is to be presumed, his will (if left to itself) would reject. It is highly just and equitable, therefore, that a man should be excused for those acts which are done through unavoidable force and compulsion. 4 Bl. Comm. 27.
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Synonyms of Necessity
noun
- absolute requisite
- basic ingredient
- central element
- characteristic feature
- compelling quality
- compulsory detail
- crucial part
- egestas
- elementary detail
- essential
- essential element
- exigency
- fundamental
- fundamental principle
- fundamental unit
- highly important detail
- imperative
- indispensable
- indispensable provision
- inevitable
- integral part
- irreplaceable feature
- irresistible compulsion
- main ingredient
- mandatory factor
- necessary attribute
- necessary component
- necessitas
- need
- precondition
- prerequirement
- prerequisite
- primary constituent
- qualification
- recognized condition
- required item
- requirement
- requisite
- rudiment
- significant
- detail
- strategic item
- urgency
- urgent requirement
- vital part
- vitals Associated Concepts: compelling necessity
- economic necessity
- finding of necessity
- prescription by necessity
- public necessity
- strict necessity foreign phrases: Quod est necessarium est licitum
- That which is necessary is lawful
- Necessitas excusat aut extenuat delictum in capitalibus
- quod non operatur idem in civilibus
- Necessity excuses or extenuates an offense in capital cases
- but not in civil cases
- Necessitas est lex temporis et loci
- Necessity is the law of a particular time and place
- Lex judicat de rebus necessario faciendis quasi re ipsa factis
- The law judges of things which must necessarily be done as if they were actually done
- Necessitas inducitprivilegium quoadjuraprivata
- Necessity gives a privilege with reference to private rights
- Necessitas publica major est quamprivata
- Public necessity is greater than private
Necessity in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of necessity.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
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