The legal defence argument, raised in criminal trials, that an accused person acted in self-defence when committing an act of violence, including the courts' assessment and acceptance or rejection of such claims.
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alleged justification for violence
Australian accused of murdering Thai teen pleads guilty to concealing bodyallegation that the shooting was in response to an attack
Associates dumped drugs and guns as fatally injured man carried from Wairarapa shootingStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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