justifiable homicide
Britishnoun
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In Jacksonville, police and prosecutors review cases together when investigating whether a killing is a justifiable homicide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
George Barnhill Sr., a prosecutor from nearby Waycross, was given the case, but told investigators the killing was a justifiable homicide.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2020
The Clark County prosecutor ruled the killing a justifiable homicide, The New York Times reported.
From Fox News • Mar. 8, 2019
SB175 clarifies the definition of justifiable homicide and makes it more difficult for people convicted of domestic violence to own firearms.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2015
The matter was investigated before the senate, and Liberius was acquitted, as being only guilty of justifiable homicide in self-defence.
From The Secret History of the Court of Justinian by Procopius
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