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Imminently
In an imminent manner
Imminence
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Imminent
Threatening to occur immediately near at hand impending said especially of misfortune or peril
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Imminently dangerous
Imminently dangerous, (of a person, behaviour, or thing) reasonably certain to place life and limb in peril. This term
Right of private defence
citizens, as a general rule, are neither expected to run away of safety when faced with grave and imminent danger to their person or property as a result of unlawful aggression, nor are they expected, by use
imminency
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon imminence
jeopardy
jeopardy 1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury 2 : the danger of conviction that an accused person is subjected to
Constructive total loss
state or placed in such a position as to make its total destruction, though not inevitable, yet highly imminent, or its ultimate arrival under the terms of the policy, though not utterly hopeless, yet exceedingly doubtful. In
Salvage
Wisby, and is also allowed by all modern maritime states; the person who saves goods from loss or imminent peril has a lien upon them, and may retain them till payment of salvage. In this, however, the
Reserve Forces
in the preservation of the public peace'; and by s. 12 the Sovereign in Council in case of imminent national danger, or of great emergency, may order the Army Reserve to be called out on permanent service.
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