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necessity definition - legal

n

A defense to a criminal charge or civil claim, that the partyÂ’s actions were in response to a supervening state of emergency.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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