Emergency

In proper Spanish, the word means occurrence or accident , and the act of water gushing forth or flowing out; however , due to obvious Anglicism, it is also attributed with the meanings of urgency, necessity , alarm , or exception . The term is causing havoc in certain American countries. Thus, in addition to the official phrases "state of emergency" and "emergency law " (see entry), "emergency measures" are used to refer to provisional provisions in pressing cases for the public good or general security.