| 单词 | reasonable force |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreasonable force reasonable force n. Law the level of physical force deemed appropriate or justifiable by law in protecting oneself or one's family or property; (also) the level of force deemed appropriate in apprehending a criminal suspect or preventing a crime. ΚΠ 1827 Morning Chron. 20 Oct. 4/4 If a person should choose to remain in the house of any private individual after the master of that house has ordered him out, the master would be justified in using all reasonable force in order to expel him. 1916 Harvard Law Rev. 29 330 It is a general rule that a trespasser may be resisted with reasonable force. 1962 Times 6 Apr. 20/3 The housebreakers and hoodlums who plagued the city..were checked by the ‘reasonable force’ which had brought their kind to book in Sheffield. 1983 Conc. Dict. Law (1984) 299/1 At common law a person may use reasonable force in self-defence and, in extreme circumstances, may be justified in killing an attacker. 2001 Daily Tel. 6 Dec. 8/1 Community support officers will have powers to use reasonable force to detain, but not arrest, suspects and will be used mainly to combat unruly behaviour on problem estates and in town centres. < as lemmas |
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