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Noun Concept
Categories: Government, Public governance, Law enforcement, All articles needing additional references, Constitutional law
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emergency  state of emergency  Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002  emergency declaration  emergency law
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A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. Wikipedia
An official announcement the authorities of an ongoing emergency Wikipedia Disambiguation
Legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers Wikidata
An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control. Wiktionary
Unusually difficult or dangerous situation. Wiktionary (translation)
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The governor declared a state of emergency WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet