matter of necessity

matter of necessity
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  • necessity — n 1. requirement, requisite, prerequisite, necessary; makings, what it takes; necessaries, necessities, essentials, bare essentials or necessities; Latin, sine qua non. 2. indispensability, essentiality, needfulness, Archaic. necessitude;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Necessity — • A strict connection between different beings, or the different elements of a being, or between a being and its existence. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necessity     Necessity …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Necessity — Ne*ces si*ty, n.; pl. {Necessities}. [OE. necessite, F. n[ e]cessit[ e], L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See {Necessary}.] 1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Necessity defense (New York) — For the necessity defense generally, see necessity. The Penal Law of the State of New York combines justification and necessity into a single article, Article 35. Defense of Justification comprises sections 35.05 through 35.30 of the Penal Law.… …   Wikipedia

  • Necessity (tort) — Tort law Part of the …   Wikipedia

  • Necessity in English law — For the discussion on general principles and policy, see necessity In English law, the defence of necessity recognises that there may be situations of such overwhelming urgency that a person must be allowed to respond by breaking the law. There… …   Wikipedia

  • Necessity — This article is about the definition of necessity according to domestic law. For the concept of necessity in international law, see Military necessity. For logical meanings, see Necessary (disambiguation) and Modal logic …   Wikipedia

  • necessity — ne|ces|si|ty [nıˈsesıti] n plural necessities [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: necessité, from Latin necessitas, from necesse; NECESSARY] 1.) something that you need to have in order to live ≠ ↑luxury ▪ She saw books as a necessity, not a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • necessity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. need (see necessity); compulsion; poverty. II What must happen Nouns 1. necessity, necessitation, obligation, compulsion, subjection; needfulness, essentiality, indispensability; dire or cruel… …   English dictionary for students

  • necessity —    If a being is necessary then it is impossible that it should not have existed. God is held by many Christian philosophers to be a necessary being. There are, however, different types of necessity, and there is some dispute over precisely which …   Christian Philosophy

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