exigencies (noun)

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• exigency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1581 1. that which is required in a particular situation usually used in plural < exceptionally quick in responding to the exigencies of modern warfare D. B. Ottaway > 2. a. the quality or state of being exigent b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• juncture — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. joint, connection b. the manner of transition or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds in speech 2. an instance of joining ; junction 3. a point of time; especially one made critical by a concurrence of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exigency — noun 1) the exigencies of the continuing war Syn: need, demand, requirement, necessity 2) financial exigency Syn: urgency, crisis, difficulty, pressure …   Thesaurus of popular words

• emergency power — noun : power granted to or used or taken by a public authority to meet the exigencies of a particular emergency (as of war or disaster) whether within or outside a constitutional frame of reference …   Useful english dictionary

• HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• exigency — /əgˈzɪdʒənsi/ (say uhg zijuhnsee), /ɛg / (say eg ), /ˈɛksədʒənsi/ (say eksuhjuhnsee) noun (plural exigencies) 1. exigent state or character; urgency. 2. (usually plural) a circumstance that renders prompt action necessary; the need, demand, or… …  

• ex·i·gen·cy — /ˈɛksəʤənsi/ noun, pl cies formal : something that is necessary in a particular situation [count] usually plural Administrative exigencies [=needs] have led to some changes in the structure of the committee. the exigencies of war [noncount] They… …   Useful english dictionary

• catch-22 — n. (often attrib.) colloq. a dilemma or circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Etymology: title of a novel by J. Heller (1961) featuring a dilemma of this kind * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

• demand — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. an act of demanding or asking especially with authority < a demand for obedience > b. something claimed as due < a list of demands > 2. archaic question 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium