duty to retreat

noun

Definitions

  1. A legal requirement in some jurisdictions that a threatened individual cannot harm…

    A legal requirement in some jurisdictions that a threatened individual cannot harm another in self-defense when it is possible instead to retreat to a place of safety.

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