Sentence examples for definition of necessity from inspiring English sources
The Justice Department has concocted an elastic definition of necessity — attempting to justify force in the absence of an immediate lethal threat — without citing any treaty or decision by an international court.
Mr. Cuomo, saying, "If there is an issue that fits the definition of necessity, I believe it's gun violence," waived the normal three-day waiting period between introduction of new legislation and a vote.
Any account of Hume's position that ignores these features of his discussion fundamentally misrepresents not only his general account of responsibility but also his overall effort to resolve the "free will dispute" by means of his alternative definition of necessity.
The definition of "necessity" changes when you are desperately poor.
Proportional shortfall was introduced to provide a more systematic and quantitative definition of necessity, which also solved its problem of dichotomy: interventions were deemed either necessary or unnecessary with no in-between.
This proved virtually impossible as a proper definition of necessity, and a clear and universal cutoff point between unnecessary and necessary (or, for that matter, cost-effective and cost-ineffective) care was lacking.
The Malone case illustrates a question at the heart of the national debate over patients' rights: What is the definition of "medical necessity," and who defines what is medically necessary?
The letter concluded by saying that Ms. Dunn's case did not meet the "statutory definition of medical necessity".
Senator Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, the author of the proposal, said, "The external reviewers could simply make up their own definition of medical necessity".
But Democrats, some Republicans and consumer advocates insist that the H.M.O.'s definition of "medical necessity" should not be binding on the people who decide a patient's appeal.
Interestingly, he mentions Carnap only in a footnote: "Professor Carnap has a similar definition of logical necessity in terms of what he calls 'state-descriptions'" (ibid).
