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duty to retreat

duty to retreat noun: 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.

Noun

duty to retreat (plural duties to retreat)

  1. 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.

Forms of duty to retreat

pluralduties to retreat

Questions about duty to retreat

What does duty to retreat mean?
Duty to retreat means 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.
What part of speech is duty to retreat?
Duty to retreat is a noun.
What is the plural of duty to retreat?
The plural of duty to retreat is duties to retreat.

Words near duty to retreat in the dictionary

  1. duty officers
  2. duty roster
  3. duty rosters
  4. duty solicitor
  5. duty solicitors
  6. duty to retreat
  7. duty-bound
  8. duty-free
  9. duty-frees
  10. duty-man
  11. duty-men

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