exigent

== English == === Alternative forms === exigeant === Etymology === From Latin exigēns, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). Doublet of exigeant. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/, /ˈɛɡ.zɪ.d͡ʒənt/ === Adjective === exigent (comparative more exigent, superlative most exigent) Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action. 2003, Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations, U.S. Department of Defence Article 2 also provides that acts of torture cannot be justified on the grounds of exigent circumstances, such as state of war or public emergency, or on orders from a superior officer or public authority. Demanding; requiring great effort. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === exigent (plural exigents) (archaic) Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency. (archaic) The amount that is required. (obsolete, British, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry. ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exigentem, present active participle of exigō (“demand, require”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əɡ.ziˈʒen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əɡ.ziˈʒent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.ziˈd͡ʒent] === Adjective === exigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural exigents) exigent, demanding ==== Related terms ==== exigència exigir === Further reading === “exigent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “exigent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “exigent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “exigent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === exigent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of exiger == Latin == === Verb === exigent third-person plural future active indicative of exigō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exigeant, from Latin exigens. === Adjective === exigent m or n (feminine singular exigentă, masculine plural exigenți, feminine/neuter plural exigente) demanding ==== Declension ====