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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defence dismissed by judge
Pet shop letter fails to keep man out of jail after he bashed brother with a bowlcontested narrative of law enforcement justification
ICE agent fatally shoots man in Texas during enforcement operationStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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