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Defense of others

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001532

A legal justification allowing an individual to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect another person from imminent harm. The level of force used must be proportionate to the threat faced by the person being defended. This defense is often invoked in cases involving assault or homicide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001532
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001532",
  "term": "Defense of others",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal justification allowing an individual to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to protect another person from imminent harm. The level of force used must be proportionate to the threat faced by the person being defended. This defense is often invoked in cases involving assault or homicide.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/defense-of-others/"
}

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