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reasonable force
reasonable force see force
force
called also moderate force compare deadly force in this entry reasonable force : Lawful force that is reasonably necessary to accomplish a
Army (UK)
military law shall not be exempted from its provisions by reason only that the number of the forces for the time … Army (UK) [fr. armee, Fr.], the military force of a country. From1689 to 1879, the army was regulated
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reasonable
reasonable 1 a : being in accordance with reason, fairness, duty, … supported or justified by fact or circumstance [a belief that force was necessary for self-defense] d : commercially reasonable 2 :
force majeure
labor strike, or extreme weather) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled : fortuitous event compare act of god, … force majeure [French, superior force] 1 : superior or insuperable force
self-defense
force necessarily to protect himself or herself because of a reasonable belief that the other party intended to inflict great bodily
Alimony
and to the conduct of the parties, it may deem reasonable, and for that purpose may refer the matter to one … 2l., by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction to a wife forced by cruelty to leave her husband or deserted by him,
Crime of violence
no use of force, but the victim is put in reasonable fear of immediate physical harm, Regina (August) v. Criminal Injuries
stale
stale : impaired in legal effect or force by reason of not being used, acted upon, or demanded in a
Restitutio in integrum
a man had acted under the influence of force or reasonable fear caused by the acts of the other party, he
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