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Defense of property

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001533

A legal justification permitting an individual to use reasonable, non-deadly force to prevent trespass or damage to their real or personal property. The force used must be necessary to protect the property and cannot exceed what is reasonably required. Deadly force is generally not permissible solely for the defense of property.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001533
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001533",
  "term": "Defense of property",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal justification permitting an individual to use reasonable, non-deadly force to prevent trespass or damage to their real or personal property. The force used must be necessary to protect the property and cannot exceed what is reasonably required. Deadly force is generally not permissible solely for the defense of property.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/defense-of-property/"
}

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