Legal Definition and Related Resources of True Man Doctrine

The doctrine relates to the principle of self defense , particularly in the law of homicide , and it is to the effect that a true man, who is without fault , is not obliged to flee from an assailant who, by violence or surprise , maliciously seeks to take his life or do him great bodily harm . The victim of an aggressor has no invariable duty to retire to a place of safety. See state v Haakenson, (N.D.J213 N. W.2d 394.

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