Necessity

Meaning

Noun

●

In Directives:

The quality or

,

, or

requisite.

●

In Directives:

The

of being

;

need; lack.

●

Something

; a

; something indispensable.

●

Something which makes an

or an

; an

;

power.

●

The

of

in

; the

, whether

or

, to

; necessitarianism.

●

In Law:

Greater

good; used in

of a

act.

●

In Law:

Indispensable

(of life).

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Origin

necessity

English

necessite

Middle English (1100-1500)

necessite

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

necessitas

Latin

-itas

Latin

necesse

Latin

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