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justifiable homicide  

Definition

  • the taking of a life that is excusable due to self-defense or some other consideration. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Justifiable Homicide]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T49CXWKS-W

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