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  2. Deadly force - Wikipedia

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    A civilian's use of deadly force is generally justified if they reasonably believe that they or another person are in imminent danger of death or serious injury. [1] Justification and affirmative defenses vary by state and may include certain property crimes, specific crimes against children, or the prevention of sexual assaults.

  3. Right of self-defense - Wikipedia

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    The right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for people to use reasonable or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life (self-defense) or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of ...

  4. Licence to kill (concept) - Wikipedia

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    A licence to kill, or license to kill in American English, is a licence granted by a government or government agency to a particular operative or employee to initiate the use of lethal force in the delivery of their objectives. The initiation of lethal force is in contrast to the use of lethal force in self-defence or the protection of life.

  5. Attorney general issues new rules on use of force, weeks ...

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    The 2020 revisions prohibited all forms of physical and deadly force against a civilian, except as an absolute last resort, and prohibited officers from firing weapons at a moving vehicle or ...

  6. Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia

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    Whether a jurisdiction follows stand-your-ground or duty-to-retreat is just one element of its self-defense laws. Different jurisdictions allow deadly force against different crimes. All American states allow it against prior deadly force, great bodily injury, and likely kidnapping or rape; some also allow it against threat of robbery and burglary.

  7. A unified approach to Alzheimer's: Key legislative wins for 2024

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    The economic burden of dementia is substantial, with care costs projected to reach $360 billion in 2024. And that's just the tangible cost of dementia care; family caregivers provided nearly $350 ...

  8. Use of force continuum - Wikipedia

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    A firearm is the most widely recognized lethal or deadly force weapon, however, an automobile or weapon of opportunity could also be defined as a deadly force utility. [7] [9] [10] The U.S. Navy teaches a six-step model: Officer presence, Verbal commands, Soft controls, Hard controls, Intermediate Weapons, and Lethal force.

  9. Necessity defense (New York) - Wikipedia

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    New York's Penal Law does not expressly define non-deadly "physical force" but does implicitly define non-deadly "physical force" as being "any degree of physical force other than deadly physical force." PL 35.10(6); 35.20(2). "Deadly physical force" is defined in Penal Law s 10.00 (11) as that which is: