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PRONUNCIATION OF EMERGENCY POWERS

emergency powers  [ɪˈmɜːdʒ ənsɪ ˈpaʊəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMERGENCY POWERS

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emergency powers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMERGENCY POWERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

State of emergency

A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that announces that the country is in a state of emergency. This means that the government can suspend and/or change some functions of the executive, the legislative and or the judiciary during this period of time. It alerts citizens to change their normal behaviour and orders government agencies to implement emergency plans. A government can declare a state of emergency during a time of natural or man-made disaster, during a period of civil unrest, or following a declaration of war or situation of international/internal armed conflict. Justitium is its equivalent in Roman law. It can also be used as a rationale for suspending rights and freedoms, even if those rights and freedoms are guaranteed under the Constitution. Some countries do not have an embedded Constitution such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel. Legislation covers a state of emergency in these countries. Under the protocol of the ICCPR, rights and freedoms may be suspended during a state of emergency, for example, a government can detain citizens and hold them without trial.

Definition of emergency powers in the English dictionary

The definition of emergency powers in the dictionary is special permission allowing a minister, government, etc to take action in an emergency without having to have their actions approved by parliament.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMERGENCY POWERS


after-hours
ˌɑːftərˈaʊəz
contours
ˈkɒntʊəz
flexihours
ˈflɛksɪˌaʊəz
hours
aʊəz
ours
aʊəz
scours
ˈskaʊəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMERGENCY POWERS

emergency brake
emergency call
emergency centre
emergency exit
emergency force
emergency fund
emergency landing
emergency lane
emergency medical technician
emergency rations
emergency road service
emergency room
emergency service
emergency services
emergency session
emergency stop
emergency tax
emergency telephone
emergency ward
emergency worker

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMERGENCY POWERS

Alton Towers
Angers
April showers
Central Powers
chest of drawers
covers
drawers
Great Powers
healing powers
letters
Masters
matters
numbers
orders
others
papers
partners
primers
scattered showers
underdrawers

Synonyms and antonyms of emergency powers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «emergency powers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMERGENCY POWERS

Find out the translation of emergency powers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emergency powers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emergency powers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧急权力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poderes de emergencia
570 millions of speakers

English

emergency powers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आपातकालीन शक्तियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلطات الطوارئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чрезвычайные полномочия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poderes de emergência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জরুরি ক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pouvoirs d´urgence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuasa kecemasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Notstands
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非常大権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비상 전원을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kakuwasan darurat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cấp cứu ngay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசரகால அதிகாரங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आणीबाणी शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Acil durum güçleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poteri di emergenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprawnienia nadzwyczajne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надзвичайні повноваження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puteri de urgență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκτακτες εξουσίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noodmagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nödsituationer befogenheter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nøds krefter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emergency powers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENCY POWERS»

The term «emergency powers» is regularly used and occupies the 63.190 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENCY POWERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emergency powers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMERGENCY POWERS»

Discover the use of emergency powers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emergency powers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality
What role does, and should, legal, political, and constitutional norms play in constraining emergency powers, in Asia and beyond.
Victor V. Ramraj, Arun K. Thiruvengadam, 2010
2
Law in Times of Crisis: Emergency Powers in Theory and Practice
This book presents a systematic and comprehensive attempt by legal scholars to conceptualize the theory of emergency powers, combining post-September 11 developments with more general theoretical, historical and comparative perspectives.
Oren Gross, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 2006
3
Freedom Or Security: The Consequences for Democracies Using ...
Freeman uses the recent experiences of four democratic states to challenge popular arguments of both supporters and critics of emergency powers.
Michael Freeman, 2003
4
Emergency Powers and the Courts in India and Pakistan
The fundamental premise of this study is that where Constitutions, such as that of India and Pakistan, articulate legal norms which limit the scope of the executive power to derogate from individual rights during states of emergency, there ...
Imtiaz Omar, 2002
5
The Limits of Russian Democratisation: Emergency Powers and ...
Written by an established scholar in the field, this book examines the nature of emergency powers and their use in the Russian constitution.
Alexander Domrin, 2006
6
Rights, Emergencies, and Judicial Review
CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY EMERGENCY POWERS Legislation which confers emergency powers on the Executive may be enacted as a temporary measure intended to deal with a specific crisis. The special defence legislation ...
Imtiaz Omar, 1996
7
Counter-Terrorist Law and Emergency Powers in the United ...
The book reveals over 100 Regulations that the northern executive introduced under this legislation which escaped analysis.
Laura Donohue, 2007
8
Presidential Powers
Although the Court has not delineated the scope of emergency powers directly, it has carved out areas in which presidents may act beyond the authority granted to them explicitly by the Constitution and Congress. For instance, the Court held ...
Harold J Krent, 2005
9
The President, Congress, and the Constitution: Power and ...
E. Emergency Powers: Can Standards Be Specified? Looking back over this history of emergency powers assertions, what is to be learned? Has the case for " constitutional dictatorship" in times of insurrection, threatened invasion, or attack  ...
Christopher H. Pyle, Richard M. Pious, 1984
10
The Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency
Governments operating after the invocation of emergency powers provisions are sometimes called regimes of exception.24 That term properly recalls the proposition stated by Carl Schmitt, that the person who has the power to invoke the ...
Mark Tushnet, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMERGENCY POWERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emergency powers is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cows killed on road after underpass closed
The Marlborough District Council could have used emergency powers to prevent poor environmental standards on a Wairau Valley farm from ... «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»
2
Nepal's constitutional jeopardy
Meanwhile - to "nip any trouble in the bud", as they might suppose - the government has equipped itself with vague emergency powers, and ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
3
HRW: Tunisia's state of emergency should not impede human rights
Tunisian authorities should refrain from using these emergency powers in a way that goes beyond what international law and the Tunisian ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
4
Latest challenge hikes pressure on Nama to maintain trust
Nama has been afforded exceptional emergency powers on a scale not seen since the onset of the Troubles. The public must be assured that ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Defiant Greeks reject EU demands as Syriza readies IOU currency
Such action would require invoking national emergency powers - by decree - and "requisitioning" the Bank of Greece for several months. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
From recovery to 'regeneration'
The draft plan says emergency powers can expire. These include Brownlee's existing powers to direct councils to take or stop taking any action. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
SYRIZA Forces Demand “Requisitioning” of Greek Central Bank
“Such action would require invoking national emergency powers – by decree – and 'requisitioning' the Bank of Greece for several months. «Voltaire Network, Jul 15»
8
Court finds Philip Nitschke's medical licence suspension unlawful
In June last year, the Medical Board of Australia used its emergency powers to suspend Mr Nitschke's registration over revelations he had ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Elmbridge Borough Council faces complaint after remarks about …
... and other inappropriate areas and "avoid the need for a chronic reliance on emergency powers that underpin zero tolerance approaches". «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
10
Tunisia declares state of emergency after hotel attack
(4pm. GMT)†, communication committee of the presidency said. The state of emergency grants the police and the army emergency powers. «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Emergency powers [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/emergency-powers>. Apr 2024 ».
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