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Appearance Doctrine

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Appearance doctrine, in the law of self-defence, the rule that a defendant's use of force is justified if the defendant reasonably believed it to be justified, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 95.

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