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Quod necessitas cogit, defendit

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Necessity protects that which it compels.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Hale, P. C. 54. That which necessity compels, it justifies.