Flashcards : Principles of Self-Defense and Use of Force — 10 cartes

Unjustified, current, real, proportionate, immediate attack or threat.

Legal exemption when attack is current, unjustified, proportionate.

Violence or threat lacking lawful justification.

Unjustified, current, and real threat or violence.

Reaction must occur at the same time as attack.

Immediate, proportionate response to an attack.

Force used must match attack's gravity.

Must prevent crime, be necessary and proportionate.

Likely presumption of legitimate defense, especially at night.

Act presumed legitimate if intruder enters forcibly at night.