stand-your-ground law
stand-your-ground law · stand-your-ground laws
A legal principle that permits the use of lethal force when it is necessary to defend…A legal principle that permits the use of lethal force when it is necessary to defend oneself against great bodily harm, kidnapping, rape, robbery or any other serious crime without a duty to retreat.
Meaning
1 sensesA legal principle that permits the use of lethal force when it is necessary to defend oneself against great bodily harm, kidnapping, rape, robbery or any other serious crime without a duty to retreat.
Forms
plural: stand-your-ground laws| Singular | stand-your-ground law |
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