Imminence

Imminence is the quality of being imminent, i.e. about to happen. Topics where the concept is utilised include:
*In law:
**Imminent threat, justification for the use of force in international law
**Right of self-defense for civilians requires a similar "imminent" threat
**Assault (tort), requires that harm is imminent, even if harm does not in fact occur
**Imminent lawless action, justification for restriction of free speech, superseding the earlier "clear and present danger"
**Exigent circumstance, justification for law enforcement to enter property without a warrant, may involve imminence
*End time, religious beliefs regarding the imminence or otherwise of the end of the world
**Second Coming of Jesus
***Imminence in the Olivet discourse, problematic passage in the Gospels
*Mayday (distress signal), meaning "grave and imminent danger"

Other uses of Imminent:
*Imminent, Belgian electronic noise music project
*"Impact is Imminent", fourth album by thrash metal band Exodus
*"Imminent Indeed", gothic adaptation of John Gay’s "The Beggar’s Opera"

ee also

*Emergency management
**Warning system

imilar spellings

*Eminence (disambiguation)
*Immanence, existence and action within the mind or the world; as opposed to "transcendence"