Imminent Threat
/ɪˈmɪnənt θrɛt/
Definitions
- (n.) A threat that is immediate and imminent, justifying urgent legal or defensive action.
The police intervened due to the imminent threat to public safety.
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Commentary
The term is often crucial in contexts like self-defense and emergency law, where timing and immediacy affect legal permissibility of actions.
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