justifiable homicide
justifiable homicide 正当杀人；合法杀人 指面临死亡或重伤的危险时，实行正当防卫而杀死侵害者的行为；也指法律允许其杀死他人而行为人无罪的情形，如：对死刑犯执行死刑，有关官员在防止犯罪发生或罪犯逃脱的过程中所为的杀人行为。
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unjust enrichment
unjust enrichment. 1. The retention of a benefit conferred by another, without offering compensation, in circumstances where compensation is reasonably expected. [Cases: Implied and Constructive Contracts 3. C.J.S. Implied and Constructive Contracts § 5.] 2. A benefit obtained from another, not intended as a gift and not legally justifiable, for which the beneficiary must make
detainer
detainer. 1. The action of detaining, withholding, or keeping something in one’s custody. forcible detainer. See FORCIBLE DETAINER. unlawful detainer. The unjustifiable retention of the possession of real property by one whose original entry was lawful, as when a tenant holds over after lease termination despite the landlord’s demand for possession. [Cases: Forcible Entry and
felony injury to a child
felony injury to a child. The act of causing or allowing a child to suffer in circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm or death, or inflicting unjustifiable pain or mental suffering in those circumstances.
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reckless
reckless, adj. Characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm to others and by a conscious (and sometimes deliberate) disregard for or indifference to that risk; heedless; rash. • Reckless conduct is much more than mere negligence: it is a gross deviation from what a reasonable person would do. See RECKLESSNESS.
moderamen inculpatae tutelae
moderamen inculpatae tutelae (moh-d[schwa]-ray-m[schwa]n in-k[schwa]l-pay-tee t[y]oo-tee-lee). 1. [Law Latin] Hist. The degree of force justified in self-defense. 2. A plea of justifiable self-defense. — Also termed inculpatae tutelae moderatio (mod-[schwa]-ray-shee-oh).
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