Exegence
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or EXIGENCY. Probably a corruption of exigents. Demand; need.; want. Thus, exigency of a 'writ, the command of the writ; exigency of a bond, that which the bond requires.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Exigent.