state of emergency

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state of emergency

noun 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.

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noun unusually difficult or dangerous situation

Españolestado de emergencia
한국어비상사태 bisangsatae
日本語非常事態 hijōjitai
中文緊急狀態 /紧急状态 jǐnjí zhuàngtài, 緊急狀況 /紧急状况 jǐnjí zhuàngkuàng
Françaisétat d'urgence
DeutschNotstand, Notstandsgesetz
Русскийчрезвычайное положение črezvyčajnoje položenije
Tiếng Việttình trạng khẩn cấp
العربيةقانون الطوارئ

noun governmental decree

Españolestado de emergencia, estado de excepción
日本語非常事態宣言 hijōjitai-sengen
中文緊急狀態令 /紧急状态令 jǐnjí zhuàngtài lìng, 緊急命令 /紧急命令 jǐnjí mìnglìng
Portuguêsestado de emergência, estado de excepção
Françaisétat d'urgence
DeutschNotstandsbeschluss, Notstandsdekret, Ausnahmezustand
Italianostato di emergenza
Ελληνικάκατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης katástasi éktaktis anágkis
Românăstare de urgență

noun status quo

Españolestado de emergencia, estado de excepción
中文緊急狀態期間 /紧急状态期间 jǐnjí zhuàngtài qījiān, 戒嚴狀態 /戒严状态 jièyán zhuàngtài
Portuguêsestado de emergência, estado de excepção
Françaisétat d'urgence
DeutschAusnahmezustand
Italianostato di emergenza
Ελληνικάκατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης katástasi éktaktis anágkis

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@misc{state_of_emergency_2026,
  title = {state of emergency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/state%20of%20emergency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}