no retreat rule

no-retreat rule. Criminal law. The doctrine that the victim of a murderous assault may use deadly force in self-defense if there is no reasonable alternative to avoid the assailant’s threatened harm. • A majority of American jurisdictions have adopted this rule. Cf. RETREAT RULE. [Cases: Homicide 769.]

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译者Jerry，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与政府调查与白领犯罪相关的法律文件。