Immediacy
/ɪˈmiːdɪəsi/
Definitions
- (n.) The quality or state of being immediate; promptness or directness in law, often relating to causes or effects occurring without intervening factors.
The court emphasized the immediacy of the harm to grant injunctive relief.
- (n.) A principle in trial procedure requiring that witnesses be present in court to testify directly rather than by deposition or out-of-court statements.
Immediacy ensures a defendant’s right to confront witnesses face-to-face.
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Commentary
Immediacy in legal contexts has both substantive and procedural aspects; clarity in usage depends on whether one addresses causation of harm or evidentiary and confrontation rights in trial.
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