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'''Self-defense''' is the claim that an act otherwise [[criminal]] was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or [[property]] from the threat or action of another. | '''Self-defense''' is the claim that an act otherwise [[criminal]] was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or [[property]] from the threat or action of another. | ||
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| + | The use of private arms for self-defense accords was supported by the esteemed legal commentator [[Blackstone]], which influenced thinking in the American colonies. He wrote that the people's right to arms was auxiliary to the natural right of self-preservation.<ref>See WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, 1 COMMENTARIES *136, *139.</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 01:23, January 5, 2008
Self-defense is the claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
The use of private arms for self-defense accords was supported by the esteemed legal commentator Blackstone, which influenced thinking in the American colonies. He wrote that the people's right to arms was auxiliary to the natural right of self-preservation.[1]
References
- ↑ See WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, 1 COMMENTARIES *136, *139.