Needed and Prudent

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Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

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Prudent and needed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prudent" instead an adjective "Needed".

Nearby Words: need, needs, needy, needful, needing

Prudent adjective - Having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech.

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Needed and prudent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Prudent".

Nearby Words: prudence, prudently, prudential

Note that the police officer is justified in lethal force in some situations, as when a reasonably prudent person would conclude it was needed to save someone's life.

Source: Stop, or I Will Shoot!

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