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stand your ground
or stand-your-ground
[ stand-yer-ground ]
adjective
, Law.
- relating to or denoting a legal principle or law that eliminates the duty to retreat by allowing, as a first response, self-defense by deadly force:
We’re proud to represent Florida, the first stand your ground state.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stand your ground1
First recorded in 2005
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