Imminent Danger Law and Legal Definition
Imminent danger is an immediate threat of harm, which varies depending on the context in which it is used. For example, one state statute defines imminent danger in relation to mines as "the existence of any condition or practice in a mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to any worker if mine operations were to proceed in the affected area or if workers were to enter the affected area before the condition or practice was eliminated."
Some laws allow use of deadly force when imminent danger is present. Typical considerations to find imminent danger include the attacker’s apparent intent to cause great bodily injury or death, the device used by the attacker to cause great bodily injury or death, and the attacker’s opportunity and ability to use the means to cause great bodily injury of death.
Legal Definition list
- Imminent Breach of Bonded Contract
- Imminent Apprehension
- Imminent
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
- Immigration Officer
- Imminent Danger
- Imminent Hazard
- Imminent Hazard to the Health and Safety [Education]
- Imminent Threat to the National Security
- Imminent-Peril Doctrine
- Imminently Dangerous Article
Related Legal Terms
- Abnormally Dangerous Activity
- Chemical Endangerment of Child
- Child Endangerment
- Clear and Present Danger
- Commercial Activity [Endangered Species]
- Conservation [Endangered Species]
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- Danger
- Danger Invites Rescue Doctrine
- Danger Pay Allowance [Department of State Standardized Regulations]
