正当防卫 (zhèng dāng fáng wèi) — (legal term) justifiable self-defense, legitimate defense

Definition

Examples

• 法院认定他的行为属于正当防卫。
  Fǎ yuàn rèn dìng tā de xíng wéi shǔ yú zhèng dāng fáng wèi.
  The court determined that his actions constituted justifiable self-defense.
• 正当防卫必须满足必要性和相当性的条件。
  zhèng dāng fáng wèi Bì xū mǎn zú bì yào xìng hé xiāng dāng xìng de tiáo jiàn.
  Justifiable self-defense must meet the conditions of necessity and proportionality.
• 他在受到攻击时采取了正当防卫，因此不负刑事责任。
  Tā zài shòu dào gōng jī shí cǎi qǔ le zhèng dāng fáng wèi, yīn cǐ bú fù xíng shì zé rèn.
  He used justifiable self-defense when attacked, so he bears no criminal liability.