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Meaning of "imminence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMINENCE

imminence  [ˈɪmɪnəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMINENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imminence 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 IMMINENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Imminence

Imminence is the quality of being imminent, i.e. about to occur. Imminence is used: ▪ In law: ▪ Imminent threat, justification for the use of force in international law ▪ Right of self-defense for civilians requires a similar "imminent" threat ▪ Assault, requires that harm is imminent, even if harm does not in fact occur ▪ Imminent lawless action, justification for restriction of free speech, superseding the earlier "clear and present danger" ▪ Exigent circumstance, justification for law enforcement to enter property without a warrant, may involve imminence ▪ End time, religious beliefs regarding the imminence or otherwise of the end of the world ▪ Second Coming of Jesus ▪ Imminence in the Olivet discourse, problematic passage in the Gospels ▪ Mayday, meaning "grave and imminent danger" Other uses of Imminent: ▪ Imminent, Belgian electronic noise music project ▪ Impact is Imminent, fourth album by thrash metal band Exodus ▪ Imminent Indeed, gothic adaptation of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera...

Definition of imminence in the English dictionary

The definition of imminence in the dictionary is the quality or state of being about to happen soon or impending.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMINENCE


abstinence
ˈæbstɪnəns
appurtenance
əˈpɜːtɪnəns
chrominance
ˈkrəʊmɪnəns
codominance
kəʊˈdɒmɪnəns
countenance
ˈkaʊntɪnəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
eminence
ˈɛmɪnəns
illuminance
ɪˈluːmɪnəns
incontinence
ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns
luminance
ˈluːmɪnəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
ordinance
ˈɔːdɪnəns
overdominance
ˌəʊvəˈdɒmɪnəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
pre-eminence
prɪˈemɪnəns
predominance
prɪˈdɒmɪnəns
preheminence
prɪˈhemɪnəns
prominence
ˈprɒmɪnəns
provenance
ˈprɒvɪnəns
supereminence
ˌsuːpərˈɛmɪnəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMINENCE

immigration
immigration authorities
immigration border patrol
immigration control
Immigration Department
immigration laws
immigration officer
immigrational
immigrator
immigratory
imminent
imminently
imminentness
Immingham
immingle
immiscibility
immiscible
immiscibly
immitigability
immitigable

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMINENCE

at your convenience
audience
conference
confidence
desinence
difference
evidence
experience
grey eminence
immanence
impermanence
impertinence
inabstinence
influence
Lawrence
of the essence
permanence
postponence
remanence
thermoremanence

Synonyms and antonyms of imminence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imminence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMINENCE

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

Translator English - Chinese

迫切
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inminencia
570 millions of speakers

English

imminence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकटस्थता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Предстояние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iminência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৈকট্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imminence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dekat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nahes Bevorstehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切迫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imminence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắp xảy ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तफावत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaklaşan tehlike
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imminenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bliskość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Предстояння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iminență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικείμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nabyheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nära förestående
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umiddelbarhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imminence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMINENCE»

The term «imminence» is normally little used and occupies the 113.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMINENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «imminence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «imminence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMINENCE»

Discover the use of imminence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imminence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Psychology, Experimental Psychology
The Organization of Defensive Behavior: Predatory Imminence Theory As an alternative to Bolles' explanation of defensive behavior, Fanselow (1989) developed the theory of the predatory imminence continuum. In this theory, Fanselow ...
Irving B. Weiner, Donald K. Freedheim, 2003
2
Divine Hiddenness: New Essays
Thus, in addition to threat strength, another factor, which I call threat imminence, is relevant. We can define threat imminence as the degree to which the threatened believes the consequences of the threat will be successfully carried out if the ...
Daniel Howard-Snyder, Paul K. Moser, 2002
3
The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy: Over 150 Topics ...
term “imminence” (or imminency) as applied to the rapture of the church means that Christ may return at any moment for His church, and no biblically predicted event must necessarily precede it. Those who believe that Christ will return for His ...
Tim LaHaye, Edward E. Hindson, Wayne Brindle, 2004
4
Self-defense and Battered Women who Kill: A New Framework
to prevent an unlawful harm, and the imminence of that unlawful harm contributes to, but does not completely determine, the judgment of necessity. In unusual circumstances such as those confronted by ... some battered women, defensive ...
Robbin S. Ogle, Susan Jacobs, 2002
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Criminal Law Conversations
Whitley Kaufman defends the imminence standard in self-defense for what he believes are political reasons—the imminence rule exists to maintain the state's monopoly on the use offorce. At the outset, it seems as though much of the debate ...
Paul H. Robinson, Stephen P. Garvey, Stephen Garvey, 2011
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Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Andrew Altman. This suggests that the action component of the imminence requirement may not have independent substantive significance but may merely be a ...
Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Andrew Altman, 2012
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Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
But the imminence requirement does not, as Dressler maintains, assure that defensive force is necessary. Though most critics ofthe imminence requirement focus on its underinclusiveness, the imminence requirement is also overinclusive .
Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Andrew Altman, 2012
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Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law:
The imminence requirement gives an instruction that is less sensible: refrain from using (lethal) self-defensive force until the danger is imminent, no matter how dangerous it is for you to do so. The explanation for the focus on retaining the ...
Leslie Green, Brian Leiter, 2011
9
Self-Defence in International and Criminal Law: The Doctrine ...
pillar of self-defence is the “necessity” to resort to force, the requirement of imminence should only be regarded as a “translator” or “proxy” for necessity.82 Rosen, in this context, argues that imminence is required merely because it is feared ...
Onder Bakircioglu, 2011
10
Killing in Self-defence
Thus, as Rosen states: In self—defence, the concept of imminence has no significance independent of the notion of necessity. It is, in other words, a ' translator' of the underlying principle of necessity, not the principle itself. Society does not ...
Fiona Leverick, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMINENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imminence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arturo Vidal one step away from Bayern Munich | Zee News
The imminence of Vidal's signing was revealed when "the warrior" informed his family in this regard and his agent, Fernando Felicevich, ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
2
BreakingNews 16/7/15 - Over 1000 Terror Murders In Nigeria In Two …
The insurgency has not only escalated under Buhari civilian administration, but also there is imminence of emergence of new armed violence ... «Nigeria Master Web, Jul 15»
3
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 due out in October with Intel Skylake inside …
That's when the Pro 3 turned one, but Win 10's imminence probably kept the Pro 4 on the sidelines. The recent launch of a humbler yet robust ... «VR-Zone, Jul 15»
4
Latin American Herald Tribune - Report: Vidal One Step Away from …
The newspaper claimed that Chileans are convinced about the imminence of Vidal's signing, as “the warrior” has already informed his family ... «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Lexpert: Indian justice reform could benefit Canadian companies
The imminence of meaningful changes to India's Arbitration and Conciliation Act is giving Canadian and other foreign companies a measure of ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
In search of human dignity in Greece | openDemocracy
It has led to headlines about the imminence of homes being seized because of unpaid taxes on electricity bill. Or, in the exceptional but still ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
7
Surrey's social care debt rises to more than £17 million
Under new criteria in the Care Act 2014, the council can't prioritise people for a financial assessment based on level or imminence of need. «Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, Jul 15»
8
Opinion: Iran deal misses the point | National/World News - WDSU …
Israel, too, focused intently on Iran's nuclear timeline, and on persuading the world of the imminence of an Iranian nuclear threat. In 2005 ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
9
State tells Coventry officials fire districts are their responsibility
“Given the apparent imminence of the fire districts financial problems, I would suggest that you, and/or the Town Manager, contact me ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
10
A deal that is costly both for Greece and Europe
Faced with the imminence of Grexit and all its uncertainties, they signed up to a plan that might shore up the crumbling Greek economy and ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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