正当防卫 (zhèng dāng fáng wèi) — (legal term) justifiable self-defense, legitimate defense
Definition
A legal noun meaning 'justifiable self-defense' — the legal concept that an act of defending oneself against an attack can be exempt from criminal liability when it meets conditions of necessity and proportionality.
noun
(legal term) justifiable self-defenselegitimate defense
Examples
- 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。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.
- 正当防卫，。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.
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