Self Defense - Law Dictionary Search Results
imperfect self-defense
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privilege
: an exemption from liability where an action is deemed to be justifiable (as in the case of self-defense) or because of the requirements of a position or office ;also : the affirmative defense that an action
Justification defense
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homicide
a person doing a lawful act with no unlawful intent justifiable homicide : homicide that is committed in self-defense, in defense of another and esp. a member of one's family or sometimes in defense of a residence,
battered woman's syndrome
violent criminal charges (as homicide). Evidence of repeated abuse is used to show that the defendant acted in self-defense even though the threat or danger was not imminent. Battered woman's syndrome is also used as a mitigating
justification
an instance of justifying 2 : something that justifies ;specif : a legally sufficient reason or cause (as self-defense) for an act that would otherwise be criminal or tortious 3 : the affirmative defense of having a
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