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justifiable homicide
noun
- lawful killing, as in self-defence or to prevent a crime
Example Sentences
The shooting was deemed a âjustifiable homicide, not a criminal homicide,â and the younger son wasnât arrested.
According to Eisenman, the shooting is a âjustifiable homicide, not a criminal homicideâ and the younger son was not booked.
According to some analyses, there are substantial racial disparities in rulings of justifiable homicide under the laws.
Mr. Kelly tries to maintain the pretense that he hasnât prejudged issues coming to the court, but he has previously written that abortion is âa policy deadly to children,â and he spoke virtually at an event this month that featured a pastor who has advocated for creating an antiabortion militia and has called the murder of abortion providers âjustifiable homicide.â
Protasiewicz and her backers have also faulted Kelly for speaking online this week at an event attended by Brookfield pastor Matthew Trewhella, who has called the murder of an abortion provider âjustifiable homicide,â supported the creation of anti-abortion-focused militia and compared pandemic-related mask mandates to the Holocaust.
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