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Necessity
Necessary or necessity may refer to: Concept of necessity * Need ** An action somebody may feel they must do ** An important task or essential thing to do at a particular time or by a particular moment * Necessary and sufficient condition, in logic, something that is a required condition for something else to be the case * Necessary proposition, in logic, a statement about facts that is either unassailably true (tautology) or obviously false (contradiction) * Metaphysical necessity, in philosophy, a truth which is true in all possible worlds * Necessity in modal logic * Necessity good in economics Law * Doctrine of necessity, a concept in constitutional law * Military necessity, a concept in international law * Necessity (criminal law), a defence in criminal law * Necessity (tort), a concept in the law of tort * A necessity in contract law Other uses * , a poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon being part of ''Three Extracts from the Diary of a Week'', 1837. * Necessary (song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necessity (criminal Law)
In the criminal law of many nations, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law. Defendants seeking to rely on this defense argue that they should not be held liable for their actions as a crime because their conduct was ''necessary'' to prevent some greater harm and when that conduct is not excused under some other more specific provision of law such as self defense. As a matter of political expediency, states usually allow some classes of person to be excused from liability when they are engaged in socially useful functions but intentionally cause injury, loss or damage. For example, drunk drivers might contend that they drove their car to get away from being kidnapped (cf. '' North by Northwest''). Most common law and civil law jurisdictions recognize this defense, but only under limited circumstances. Generally, the defendant must affirmatively show (i.e., introduce some evidence) that (a) the harm they sought to avoid out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |