justifiable homicide

noun

1. lawful killing, as in self-defence or to prevent a crime

Example Sentences

After a hearing of all the testimony the court reached a decision of justifiable homicide and English was released.

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"I wonder more that you did not kill him," I said; feeling that this would have been a case of 'justifiable homicide.'

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Nor was this feeling mitigated by the "justifiable homicide" verdict of the Coroner's jury.

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The inquest did not last many minutes, and the jury without hesitation returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.

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In the cases of death among the insurgents, the jury found a verdict of "Justifiable homicide."

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