justifiable homicide

English

Noun

justifiable homicide (countable and uncountable, plural justifiable homicides)

1. (law) A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.
2. (law) A homicide that is allowed by law because it is carried out by a public official in the performance of their duties.

Translations

Translations

• Hungarian: önvédelemből elkövetett emberölés
• Portuguese: homicídio em legítima defesa m

References

• “justifiable homicide”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Further reading

• justifiable homicide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia