justifiable homicide

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ˌjustifiable ˈhomicide noun [uncountable] law  SCLa situation in which you are not punished for killing someone, usually because you did it to defend yourself 正当杀人〔一般指因自卫而杀人，因此不受惩罚〕

ˌjustifiable ˈhomicide nounChineseSyllable  

justifiable homicide
ˌjustifiable ˈhomicide noun [uncountable] law
a situation in which you are not punished for killing someone, usually because you did it to defend yourself

justifiable homicideBrE /ˌdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (law 法律) in some countries, a killing which is not a criminal act, for example because you were trying to defend yourself 正当杀人（在一些国家中不构成犯罪，如因自卫）  ➡  compare culpable homicide