necessity

necessity
ni'sesəti
- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) nødvendighet, behov, trang
subst. \/nəˈsesɪtɪ\/
1) nødvendighet
2) (tvingende) behov
3) nødvendighet, nødvendig ting, vilkår, forutsetning, livsfornødenhet
food and warmth are necessities
mat og varme er nødvendigheter
for me, a car is a necessity for happy living
for meg er en bil en forutsetning for det gode liv
4) nød
they are in great necessity
de lider stor nød
bare necessity grunnleggende nødvendigheter
bow to necessity finne seg i det uungåelige
driven by necessity tvunget av nøden
from necessity eller out of necessity av nødvendighet, nødtvungent
in case of necessity i nødfall, ved (tvingende) behov, om det er (absolutt) nødvendig
the necessities of life livets nødtørft
necessity for behov for
necessity is the mother of invention nød lærer naken kvinne å spinne
necessity knows\/has no laws nøden kjenner ingen grenser
necessity of nødvendighet av
of necessity med nødvendighet, nødvendigvis
put\/lay somebody under the necessity of doing something stille noen overfor nødvendigheten av å gjøre noe

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  • necessity — ne·ces·si·ty n pl ties 1 a: the presence or pressure of circumstances that justify or compel a certain course of action; esp: a need to respond or react to a dangerous situation by committing a criminal act b: an affirmative defense originating… …   Law dictionary

  • Necessity — Ne*ces si*ty, n.; pl. {Necessities}. [OE. necessite, F. n[ e]cessit[ e], L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See {Necessary}.] 1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • necessity — ► NOUN (pl. necessities) 1) the state or fact of being required or indispensable. 2) an indispensable thing. 3) a situation enforcing a particular course: created more by necessity than design. ● necessity is the mother of invention Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

  • necessity — (n.) late 14c., constraining power of circumstances, from O.Fr. necessité need, necessity; privation, poverty; distress, torment; obligation, duty (12c.), from L. necessitatem (nom. necessitas) compulsion, need for attention, unavoidableness,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • necessity — [nə ses′ətē] n. pl. necessities [ME necessite < OFr nécessité < L necessitas < necesse: see NECESSARY] 1. the power of natural law that cannot be other than it is; natural causation; physical compulsion placed on man by nature; fate 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • necessity — *need, exigency Analogous words: compelling or compulsion, constraining or constraint, obliging or obligation, coercing or coercion (see corresponding verbs at FORCE): indispensableness, requisiteness or requisition, needfulness (see… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • necessity — [n] need, essentiality call, cause, claim, compulsion, demand, desideratum, duress, essence, essential, exaction, exigency, fundamental, godsend*, imperative, indispensability, inevitability, inexorableness, life or death*, must, necessary,… …   New thesaurus

  • necessity — noun 1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, fundamental (esp. BrE), sheer, vital ▪ Sleep is an absolute necessity for life. ▪ dire, urgent …   Collocations dictionary

  • Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …   English dictionary for students

  • Necessity — This article is about the definition of necessity according to domestic law. For the concept of necessity in international law, see Military necessity. For logical meanings, see Necessary (disambiguation) and Modal logic …   Wikipedia

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