doctrine of necessity (English, noun)
expansion: doctrine of necessity
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
lifestyle
philosophy
religion
sciences
theology
qualifier: metaphysics
glosses: Necessarianism, especially as espoused by Joseph Priestley.
topics: law
glosses: A principle whereby a normally criminal act is justified by the necessity of preserving something of greater utilitarian value than that lost or sacrificed; not to be confused with self-defence.
topics: government
law
politics
glosses: The principle that, in a situation of emergency or exigent circumstance, a state may legitimately act in ways that would normally be illegal.
topics: government
law
politics
glosses: The principle that the laws, of governance in action, should be deemed valid insofar as they do not contradict the constitution. Validated on the basis that maintenance of government is of greater utilitarian value than maintenance of the law.
topics: government
politics
qualifier: international law
glosses: The principle that a state in immediate peril to its existence, from a situation not of its own doing, may in extremis be justified in violating a right of another state.
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