exigent circumstances
- Situations of extreme urgency that allow law enforcement to enter, search or seize property without a normally required warrant
- The police suspected immediate danger inside the house, claiming exigent circumstances for their warrantless entry.
- With the sound of a gunshot emanating from the building, the officers invoked exigent circumstances to justify searching the premises without a warrant.
- Due to exigent circumstances, police officers can sometimes bypass the need for a warrant if there is an immediate threat.
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