Crisis

::For other uses of the word, see the disambiguation page.

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A crisis is a turning point or decisive moment in events. Typically, it is the moment from which an illness may go on to death or recovery.

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More loosely, it is a term meaning 'a testing time' or 'emergency event'. It is a concept in economics (discussed elsewhere) and in international relations, discussed below.

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