Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Exigent
n. Hist. A judicial writ employed in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant's appearance, from county court to county court, until he was outlawed - or, if the defendant appeared, to take him before the court to answer the plaintiff s action. See EXIGI FACIAS.
Exigenter
n. Hist. An officer of the court of common pleas responsible for preparing exigents and proclamations in the process of outlawry. ( This office was abolished in 1837 by the Superior Courts (Officers) Act, St. 7 Will. 4, and 1 Vict., ch. 30. - Also termed exigendary.
exigent circumstances
A situation that demands unusual or immediate action and that may allow people to circumvent usual procedures, as when a neighbor breaks through a window of a burning house to save someone inside.
exigent list
A list of cases set down for hearing upon various incidental and ancillary motions and rules.
exigent search
A warrantless search carried out in response to a sudden emergency. ( This type of search is often performed to preserve evidence or to ensure the safety of the arresting officers.
proclamation of exigents
Hist. Repeated proclamations by the sheriff of an imminent outlawing of a person in the county where the person lived. See EXIGENT.