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state of emergency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
2. A governmental decree declaring such situation.
3. The status quo following such declaration.

Forms

Relateds

state of siege · permacrisis · martial law · state of alarm · polycrisis · curfew

Translations (89)

hu szükségállapot (status quo) · de Notstand (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · gl estado de excepción (status quo) · ru чрезвычайное положение (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · no unntakstilstand (status quo) · sv undantagstillstånd (governmental decree) · da undtagelsestilstand (status quo) · fi poikkeustila (governmental decree) · ka საგანგებო მდგომარეობა (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · hy արտակարգ դրություն (status quo) · eu larrialdi-egoera (governmental decree) · fo undantaksstøða (governmental decree) · ja 非常事態 (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · af noodtoestand (governmental decree) · fo undantaksstøða (status quo) · af noodtoestand (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · bg извънредно положение (governmental decree) · ca estat d'emergència (status quo) · el κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (governmental decree) · rsk позарядови стан (governmental decree) · th สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · bg извънредно положение (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · ko 비상사태 (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · af noodtoestand (status quo) · fi poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetus (governmental decree) · pt estado de emergência (governmental decree) · fi poikkeustilanne (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · id keadaan darurat (governmental decree) · es estado de excepción (status quo) · vi tình trạng khẩn cấp (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · ms darurat (governmental decree) · bg извънредно положение (status quo) · id keadaan darurat (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · hy արտակարգ դրություն (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · hu vészhelyzet (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · gl estado de emerxencia (status quo) · hu rendkívüli állapot (status quo) · nl noodtoestand (status quo) · tr olağanüstü hâl (status quo) · hu rendkívüli állapot (governmental decree) · de Ausnahmezustand (status quo) · no unntakstilstand (governmental decree) · de Ausnahmezustand (governmental decree) · uk надзвича́йний стан (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · de Notstandsbeschluss (governmental decree) · ja 非常事態宣言 (governmental decree) · pt estado de excepção (status quo) · pl stan nadzwyczajny (governmental decree) · th ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (governmental decree) · gl estado de emerxencia (governmental decree) · cmn 緊急命令 /紧急命令 (governmental decree) · cmn 戒嚴狀態 /戒严状态 (status quo) · sh vanredno stanje (governmental decree) · fr état d'urgence (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · ka საგანგებო მდგომარეობა (governmental decree) · ca estat d'emergència (governmental decree) · es estado de emergencia (governmental decree) · mi tūohotata (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · el κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (status quo) · cmn 緊急狀態期間 /紧急状态期间 (status quo) · it stato di emergenza (governmental decree) · ca estat d'excepció (status quo) · fr état d'urgence (status quo) · es estado de emergencia (status quo) · hu szükségállapot (governmental decree) · de Notstandsdekret (governmental decree) · it stato di emergenza (status quo) · sv undantagstillstånd (status quo) · fi hätätilanne (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · rsk позарядови стан (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · pt estado de emergência (status quo) · fr état d'urgence (governmental decree) · nl noodtoestand (governmental decree) · hu válsághelyzet (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · eu larrialdi-egoera (status quo) · cmn 緊急狀態 /紧急状态 (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · eo krizostato (governmental decree) · gl estado de excepción (governmental decree) · cmn 緊急狀況 /紧急状况 (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · hu szükséghelyzet (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · ro stare de urgență (governmental decree) · sh vanredno stanje (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · fi poikkeustila (status quo) · eo krizostato (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) · da undtagelsestilstand (governmental decree) · ca estat d'excepció (governmental decree) · pt estado de excepção (governmental decree) · cmn 緊急狀態令 /紧急状态令 (governmental decree) · es estado de excepción (governmental decree)