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necessity knows no law

necessity knows no law proverb: a person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.

Proverb

necessity knows no law

  1. A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.
    • "Necessity knows no law."1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Questions about necessity knows no law

What does necessity knows no law mean?
Necessity knows no law means a person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.
What part of speech is necessity knows no law?
Necessity knows no law is a proverb.

Words near necessity knows no law in the dictionary

  1. necessitudes
  2. necessitudinous
  3. necessity
  4. necessity is the mother of innovation
  5. necessity is the mother of invention
  6. necessity knows no law
  7. necessity money
  8. necessity moneys
  9. Nechaev
  10. Nechako
  11. Nechayev

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