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stand-your-ground laws

stand-your-ground laws is the plural of stand-your-ground law.

Meaning of stand-your-ground law

Noun

stand-your-ground law (plural stand-your-ground laws)

  1. A legal principle that permits the use of lethal force when it is necessary to defend oneself against great bodily harm, kidnapping, rape, robbery or any other serious crime without a duty to retreat.

Questions about stand-your-ground laws

What is stand-your-ground laws the plural of?
Stand-your-ground laws is the plural of stand-your-ground law.

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