stand-your-ground law
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
stand-your-ground law (plural stand-your-ground laws)
- (law) 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.
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Further reading[edit]
- stand-your-ground law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia