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An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
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A governmental decree declaring such situation.
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The status quo following such declaration.
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Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
noodtoestand
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Armenian:
արտակարգ դրություն
(artakarg drutʻyun)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Bulgarian:
извънредно положение
(izvǎnredno položenie)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊急狀態 /紧急状态
(jǐnjí zhuàngtài)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊急狀況 /紧急状况
(jǐnjí zhuàngkuàng)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Esperanto:
krizostato
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Finnish:
hätätilanne
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Finnish:
poikkeustilanne
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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French:
état d'urgence
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Georgian:
საგანგებო მდგომარეობა
(sagangebo mdgomareoba)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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German:
Notstand
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Hungarian:
vészhelyzet
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Hungarian:
szükséghelyzet
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Hungarian:
válsághelyzet
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Indonesian:
keadaan darurat
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Japanese:
非常事態
(hijōjitai)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Korean:
비상사태
(bisangsatae)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Māori:
tūohotata
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Pannonian Rusyn:
позарядови стан
(pozarjadovi stan)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Russian:
чрезвычайное положение
(črezvyčajnoje položenije)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Serbo-Croatian:
vanredno stanje
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Thai:
สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน
(sà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ən)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Ukrainian:
надзвича́йний стан
(nadzvyčájnyj stan)
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Vietnamese:
tình trạng khẩn cấp
— unusually difficult or dangerous situation
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Afrikaans:
noodtoestand
— governmental decree
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Basque:
larrialdi-egoera
— governmental decree
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Bulgarian:
извънредно положение
(izvǎnredno položenie)
— governmental decree
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Catalan:
estat d'emergència
— governmental decree
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Catalan:
estat d'excepció
— governmental decree
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊急狀態令 /紧急状态令
(jǐnjí zhuàngtài lìng)
— governmental decree
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊急命令 /紧急命令
(jǐnjí mìnglìng)
— governmental decree
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Danish:
undtagelsestilstand
— governmental decree
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Dutch:
noodtoestand
— governmental decree
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Esperanto:
krizostato
— governmental decree
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Faroese:
undantaksstøða
— governmental decree
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Finnish:
poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetus
— governmental decree
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Finnish:
poikkeustila
— governmental decree
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French:
état d'urgence
— governmental decree
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Galician:
estado de emerxencia
— governmental decree
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Galician:
estado de excepción
— governmental decree
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Georgian:
საგანგებო მდგომარეობა
(sagangebo mdgomareoba)
— governmental decree
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German:
Notstandsbeschluss
— governmental decree
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German:
Notstandsdekret
— governmental decree
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German:
Ausnahmezustand
— governmental decree
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Greek:
κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης
(katástasi éktaktis anágkis)
— governmental decree
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Hungarian:
rendkívüli állapot
— governmental decree
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Hungarian:
szükségállapot
— governmental decree
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Indonesian:
keadaan darurat
— governmental decree
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Italian:
stato di emergenza
— governmental decree
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Japanese:
非常事態宣言
(hijōjitai-sengen)
— governmental decree
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Malay:
darurat
— governmental decree
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Norwegian:
unntakstilstand
— governmental decree
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Pannonian Rusyn:
позарядови стан
(pozarjadovi stan)
— governmental decree
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Polish:
stan nadzwyczajny
— governmental decree
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Portuguese:
estado de emergência
— governmental decree
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Portuguese:
estado de excepção
— governmental decree
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Romanian:
stare de urgență
— governmental decree
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Serbo-Croatian:
vanredno stanje
— governmental decree
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Spanish:
estado de emergencia
— governmental decree
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Spanish:
estado de excepción
— governmental decree
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Swedish:
undantagstillstånd
— governmental decree
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Thai:
ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน
(prakat sathana kan chuk choen)
— governmental decree
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Afrikaans:
noodtoestand
— status quo
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Armenian:
արտակարգ դրություն
(artakarg drutʻyun)
— status quo
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Basque:
larrialdi-egoera
— status quo
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Bulgarian:
извънредно положение
(izvǎnredno položenie)
— status quo
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Catalan:
estat d'emergència
— status quo
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Catalan:
estat d'excepció
— status quo
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊急狀態期間 /紧急状态期间
(jǐnjí zhuàngtài qījiān)
— status quo
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Chinese Mandarin:
戒嚴狀態 /戒严状态
(jièyán zhuàngtài)
— status quo
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Danish:
undtagelsestilstand
— status quo
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Dutch:
noodtoestand
— status quo
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Faroese:
undantaksstøða
— status quo
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Finnish:
poikkeustila
— status quo
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French:
état d'urgence
— status quo
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Galician:
estado de emerxencia
— status quo
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Galician:
estado de excepción
— status quo
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German:
Ausnahmezustand
— status quo
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Greek:
κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης
(katástasi éktaktis anágkis)
— status quo
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Hungarian:
rendkívüli állapot
— status quo
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Hungarian:
szükségállapot
— status quo
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Italian:
stato di emergenza
— status quo
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Norwegian:
unntakstilstand
— status quo
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Portuguese:
estado de emergência
— status quo
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Portuguese:
estado de excepção
— status quo
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Spanish:
estado de emergencia
— status quo
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Spanish:
estado de excepción
— status quo
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Swedish:
undantagstillstånd
— status quo
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Turkish:
olağanüstü hâl
— status quo