public necessity

public necessity definition - legal

n

A complete justification for a normally unacceptable act, if it were the lesser of two evils and done in the publicÂ’s interest. See also public interest.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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