sudden+or+unexpected+occurrence
11emergency — n. 1. Exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, pinch, pass, push, strait, difficulty, extremity, pressing necessity. 2. Juncture, conjuncture, crisis, pass, turn of events. 3. Unforeseen occasion, sudden or unexpected occurrence …
12thunderbolt — n. 1 a a flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder. b a stone etc. imagined to be a destructive bolt. 2 a sudden or unexpected occurrence or item of news. 3 a supposed bolt or shaft as a destructive agent, esp. as an attribute of a… …
13accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… …
14accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… …
15accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… …
16surprise — sur·prise n 1: a condition or situation in which a party to a proceeding is unexpectedly placed without any fault or neglect of his or her own and that entitles the party to relief (as a new trial) 2: an aspect of procedural unconscionability… …
17Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …
18public exigency — A sudden and unexpected happening, an unforeseen occurrence or condition, a perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances, or a sudden or unexpected occasion for action. Good Roads Machinery Co. v United States (DC Mass) 19 F Supp 652.… …
19emergency — A sudden unexpected happening; an unforeseen occurrence or condition; perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances; a sudden or unexpected occasion for action; exigency; pressing necessity. Emergency is an unforeseen combination of… …
20emergency — A sudden unexpected happening; an unforeseen occurrence or condition; perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances; a sudden or unexpected occasion for action; exigency; pressing necessity. Emergency is an unforeseen combination of… …
