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exigent

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (demand, require).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪ.d͡ʒənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent)

  1. Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
    • 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence
      Article 2 also provides that acts of torture cannot be justified on the grounds of exigent circumstances, such as state of war or public emergency, or on orders from a superior officer or public authority.
  2. Demanding; requiring great effort.

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Noun

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exigent (plural exigents)

  1. (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency.
  2. (archaic) The amount that is required.
    • 1840 March, Robert Browning, “Book the Third”, in Sordello, London: Edward Moxon, [], →OCLC, page 102:
      [H]is enterprise / Marked out anew, its exigent of wit / Apportioned, she at liberty to sit / And scheme against the next emergence, []
  3. (obsolete, British, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.
    • 1607, John Cowell, The Interpreter:
      They also make forthe writs of executions, and of seifin, writs of super seders, for appearance to exigents

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exigentem, present active participle of exigō (demand, require).

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Adjective

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exigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigents)

  1. exigent, demanding
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French

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Verb

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exigent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of exiger

Latin

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Verb

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exigent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of exigō

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French exigeant, from Latin exigens.

Adjective

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exigent m or n (feminine singular exigentă, masculine plural exigenți, feminine and neuter plural exigente)

  1. demanding

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite exigent exigentă exigenți exigente
definite exigentul exigenta exigenții exigentele
genitive-
dative
indefinite exigent exigente exigenți exigente
definite exigentului exigentei exigenților exigentelor