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Exigent Circumstances

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

exigent circumstances


: circumstances that are of such urgency as to justify a warrantless entry, search, or seizure by police when a warrant would ordinarily be required compare knock and announce rule no-knock search warrant at warrant




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