Self Justifier - Law Dictionary Search Results

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, … without any unlawful intent and that is excused under the law with no criminal punishment imposed ;also : justifiable homicide in this entry felonious homicide : homicide committed without justification homicide by misadventure : homicide that occurs

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 … benefit, advantage, or favor: as a : 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 :

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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 … justification 1 : the act or an instance of justifying 2 : something that justifies ;specif : a legally

Appearance doctrine

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 … 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.

overt act

: an act directed toward another person that indicates an intent to kill or harm and that justifies self-defense 2 : an outward act that is done in furtherance of a conspiracy, of treason, or of the … 1 : an act directed toward another person that indicates an intent to kill or harm and that justifies self-defense 2 : an outward act that is done in furtherance of a conspiracy, of treason, or of

reasonable

or kind c : supported or justified by fact or circumstance [a belief that force was necessary for self-defense] d : commercially reasonable 2 : applying reason or logic ;broadly : rational [a mind] rea·son·able·ness n rea·son·ably … with reason, fairness, duty, or prudence b : of an appropriate degree or kind c : supported or justified by fact or circumstance [a belief that force was necessary for self-defense] d : commercially reasonable 2 :

Disrationare, or dirationare

Disrationare, or dirationare, to justify; to clear one's self of a fault; to traverse an indictment, to disprove, Encyc. Londin.

Mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record

is a mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record. An error which is not self-evident and has to be detected by a process of reasoning, can hardly be said to be an error

Wilful

SCC 282. Means 'governed by Will without yielding to reason or without regard to reason; obstinately or perversely self-willed, Webster's Third New International Dictionary, p. 2617; see also Chordia Automobiles v. S. Moosa, (2000) 3 SCC 282. … (2000) 3 SCC 282. Means intentional; not incidental or involuntary. Wilful means done intentionally, knowingly, and purposely, without justifiable excuse as distingui-shed from an act done carelessly; thoughtlessly, heedlessly or inadvertently; In common parlance word wilful is

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