stand-your-ground law

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stand-your-ground law (plural stand-your-ground laws)

  1. (law) A legal principle that permits the use of lethal force when it is necessary to defend oneself against great bodily harm, kidnapping, rape, robbery or any other serious crime without a duty to retreat.

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