Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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exigency
n. A demand for immediate action or performance arising from a circumstance or condition <exigency of a bond> < exigency of a writ>. - exigent, adj. exigendary (ek-sa jen-da-ree) n. See EXIGEN. TER.
mild exigency
A circumstance that justifies a law-enforcement officer's departure from the knock-and-announce rule, such as the likelihood that the building's occupants will try to escape, resist arrest, or destroy evidence. See KNOCK-AND-ANNOUNCE RULE.