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n. the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack of an aggressor, if the defender has reason to believe he/she/they is/are in danger. Self-defense is a common defense by a person accused of assault, battery or homicide. The force used in self-defense may be sufficient for protection from ap...
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Self-defense or self-defence (see spelling differences) is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one`s property, or the well-being of another from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many jurisdictions, but the interpretation varies widely. ==Physi....
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[Sweden] In Sweden, the law of self-defense (nödvärn) allows a person attacked to excuse or justify a proportionate use of violence in defense of the person or property. ==The law== Chapter 24 of the Swedish criminal code states various conditions for which a person will not be sentenced in court for committing an otherwise criminal act. ...
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[United States] In the United States, the defense of self-defense allows a person to use reasonable force in his or her own defense or the defense of others (see the theoretical background for why this is allowed). On a federal level, self defense is legal only in response to `An affirmative, unlawful act reasonably calculated to produce an...
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Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
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• (n.) The act of defending one`s own person, property, or reputation.
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(from the article `Poland`) ...three quarters of 2007, Poland continued a difficult transition under a particularly difficult government. The Law and Justice party (PiS), in a ... To achieve these goals, PiS, a minority party, in February signed a `stabilization pact` and in April formed a coalition with two small parties, ......
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in criminal law, justification for inflicting serious harm on another person on the ground that the harm was inflicted as a means of protecting ... [3 related articles]
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(n) Self defense is the action by which a person protects himself from any bodily harm arising out of an encounters or attacks from other person either by protecting him or by blocking the opponents advancement by a counter attack. Self defense is not a crime so accused may be tempted to show their action as self defense to escape punishment
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Claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
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Self`-de·fense' noun The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation. In self-defense (Law) , in protection of self, -- it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant.
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The use of reasonable force to protect oneself from an aggressor. Self-defense shields a person from criminal liability for the harm inflicted on the aggressor. For example, a robbery victim who takes the robber's weapon and uses it against the robber during a struggle won't be liable for assault and battery if he can show that his action was reaso...
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Use of force to protect one's self, family or property from harm or threatened harm by another.
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n] - the act of defending yourself
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self-defence noun the act of defending yourself
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