justifiable homicide

noun

Definitions

  1. A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious…

    A homicide that is allowed by law because it is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.

  2. A homicide that is allowed by law because it is carried out by a public official in the…

    A homicide that is allowed by law because it is carried out by a public official in the performance of their duties.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for justifiable homicide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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