Meanings
nounstate of emergency (plural states of emergency)
plural states of emergency
- An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
- A governmental decree declaring such situation.
- The status quo following such declaration.
Translations
Afrikaans noodtoestand, noodtoestand
- noodtoestandunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- noodtoestandgovernmental decree
- noodtoestandstatus quo
Arabic قانون الطوارئ
- قانون الطوارئunusually difficult or dangerous situation
Basque larrialdi-egoera, larrialdi-egoera
- larrialdi-egoeragovernmental decree
- larrialdi-egoerastatus quo
Bulgarian извънредно положение, извънредно положение
- извънредно положение (izvănredno položenie)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
- извънредно положение (izvănredno položenie)governmental decree
- извънредно положение (izvănredno položenie)status quo
Catalan estat d'emergència, estat d'emergència
- estat d'emergènciaunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- estat d'emergènciagovernmental decree
- estat d'excepciógovernmental decree
- estat d'emergènciastatus quo
- estat d'excepcióstatus quo
Chinese Mandarin 緊急狀態 /紧急状态, 緊急狀況 /紧急状况
- 緊急狀態 /紧急状态 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
- 緊急狀況 /紧急状况 (jǐnjí zhuàngkuàng)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
- 緊急狀態令 /紧急状态令 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài lìng)governmental decree
- 緊急命令 /紧急命令 (jǐnjí mìnglìng)governmental decree
- 緊急狀態期間 /紧急状态期间 (jǐnjí zhuàngtài qījiān)status quo
- 戒嚴狀態 /戒严状态 (jièyán zhuàngtài)status quo
Danish undtagelsestilstand, undtagelsestilstand
- undtagelsestilstandgovernmental decree
- undtagelsestilstandstatus quo
Dutch noodtoestand, noodtoestand
- noodtoestandgovernmental decree
- noodtoestandstatus quo
Esperanto krizostato, krizostato
- krizostatounusually difficult or dangerous situation
- krizostatogovernmental decree
Finnish hätätilanne, poikkeustilanne
- hätätilanneunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- poikkeustilanneunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- poikkeustilan käyttöönottoasetusgovernmental decree
- poikkeustilagovernmental decree
- poikkeustilastatus quo
French état d'urgence, état d'urgence
- état d'urgenceunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- état d'urgencegovernmental decree
- état d'urgencestatus quo
German Notstand, Notstandsgesetz
- Notstandunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- Notstandsgesetzunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- Notstandsbeschlussgovernmental decree
- Notstandsdekretgovernmental decree
- Ausnahmezustandgovernmental decree
- Ausnahmezustandstatus quo
Greek κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης, κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης
- κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (katástasi éktaktis anágkis)governmental decree
- κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης (katástasi éktaktis anágkis)status quo
Hungarian vészhelyzet, szükséghelyzet
- vészhelyzetunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- szükséghelyzetunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- válsághelyzetunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- rendkívüli állapotgovernmental decree
- szükségállapotgovernmental decree
- rendkívüli állapotstatus quo
- szükségállapotstatus quo
Indonesian keadaan darurat, keadaan darurat
- keadaan daruratunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- keadaan daruratgovernmental decree
Italian stato di emergenza, stato di emergenza
- stato di emergenzagovernmental decree
- stato di emergenzastatus quo
Japanese 非常事態, 非常事態宣言
- 非常事態 (hijōjitai)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
- 非常事態宣言 (hijōjitai-sengen)governmental decree
Korean 비상사태
- 비상사태 (bisangsatae)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
Malay darurat
- daruratgovernmental decree
Māori tūohotata
- tūohotataunusually difficult or dangerous situation
Norwegian unntakstilstand, unntakstilstand
- unntakstilstandgovernmental decree
- unntakstilstandstatus quo
Polish stan nadzwyczajny
- stan nadzwyczajnygovernmental decree
Portuguese estado de emergência, estado de excepção
- estado de emergênciagovernmental decree
- estado de excepçãogovernmental decree
- estado de emergênciastatus quo
- estado de excepçãostatus quo
Romanian stare de urgență
- stare de urgențăgovernmental decree
Russian чрезвычайное положение
- чрезвычайное положение (črezvyčajnoje položenije)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
Spanish estado de emergencia, estado de emergencia
- estado de emergenciaunusually difficult or dangerous situation
- estado de emergenciagovernmental decree
- estado de excepcióngovernmental decree
- estado de emergenciastatus quo
- estado de excepciónstatus quo
Swedish undantagstillstånd, undantagstillstånd
- undantagstillståndgovernmental decree
- undantagstillståndstatus quo
Thai สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน, ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน
- สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (sà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ən)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
- ประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน (prakat sathana kan chuk choen)governmental decree
Turkish olağanüstü hâl
- olağanüstü hâlstatus quo
Ukrainian надзвича́йний стан
- надзвича́йний стан (nadzvyčájnyj stan)unusually difficult or dangerous situation
Vietnamese tình trạng khẩn cấp
- tình trạng khẩn cấpunusually difficult or dangerous situation
Cite this entry
APA
state of emergency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20emergency
MLA
“state of emergency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20emergency. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “state of emergency,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/state%20of%20emergency.
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