under necessity
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For example, he said a lot of attempts to use necessity had failed because the actions taken under necessity must be the only way to safeguard a state's interests.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2022
And yet, within this goodness, there is an hereditary character intrenched, capable, under necessity, of all heroism--a fearless and a potent soul.
From Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly
The Polperro men, except under necessity, turned a deaf ear to his entreaties, and in many cases preferred risking a seizure to foregoing the fool-hardy recklessness of openly defying the arm of the law.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various
The Castle of Dunnottar, though very strong and faithfully defended, was at length under necessity of surrendering, being the last strong place in Britain on which the royal flag floated in those calamitous times.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
The man is not free, or is under necessity, when his volitions or choices are impeded,—when, upon choosing to walk, he finds his legs bound or paralysed, &c.
From A Review of Edwards's by Henry Philip Tappan
