justifiable homicide

English

Noun

justifiable homicide (countable and uncountable, plural justifiable homicides)

(law) A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.
(law) A homicide that is allowed by law because it is carried out by a public official in the performance of their duties.

Translations

Translations

Hungarian: önvédelemből elkövetett emberölés
Portuguese: homicídio em legítima defesa m

References

“justifiable homicide”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Further reading

justifiable homicide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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