Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justifiable homicide
Meaning of Justifiable homicide
Justifiable homicide is the necessary killing of another in the performance of the legal duty, or the exercise of a legal right, the slayer not being at all in fault. Homicide is justifiable (1) in the execution of a capital sentence pronounced by a competent court; (2) to prevent the commission of a felony; (3) to suppress a riot; (4) to effect the arrest of a felon, or prevent his escape after arrest; (5) where one who is feloniously assaulted, and who is himself without faDlt> kills his assailant to save himself from death Or great bodily harm then appearing reasonablytmminent. 1 CJlark & Marshall) Crimes, 582.
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Justifiable homicide in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of justifiable homicide.
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