nonemergency

American  

[nahn-i-mur-juhn-see] / nɑn ɪˈmɜr dʒən si /

noun

plural

nonemergencies

1. a situation which does not require urgent attention or the involvement of emergency services.

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adjective

1. not constituting an emergency; not involving emergency services.

2. not requiring urgent or immediate attention.

Example Sentences

Several lawsuits have already been filed challenging the legality of using Section 122 in this nonemergency context.

From The Wall Street Journal

The State Department has also urged U.S. citizens to leave more than a dozen countries in the region via commercial transportation, citing “serious safety risks,” and instructed nonemergency U.S. government employees and their families to evacuate from the U.A.E.,

From The Wall Street Journal

State Department authorize nonemergency U.S. government personnel and their family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,” which weren’t specified.

From MarketWatch

There’s also a possibility that such use of nonemergency powers might be challenged in court, he added.

From MarketWatch

As more Americans face affordability challenges, Gundling expects more hospitals to move to cash-on-delivery payment models for nonemergency births.

From MarketWatch