stand your groundadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌstand jə ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌstænd jər ˈɡraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stand v., your pron., ground n.

Etymology: < stand v. + your pron. + ground n., after to stand one's ground at stand v. Phrases 4a.

U.S.

A. adj.

1. Characterized by a refusal to yield or compromise in the face of danger or opposition.

ΚΠ

1918 Daily Twin Falls (Idaho) Times 27 June 5/2 (advt.) Rex Beach tells..a story of valor and daring, of stand-your-ground dare-devils who never know the meaning of fear.

2013 USA Today (Nexis) 19 Nov. 8 a The Tea Party activists' unwavering stand-your-ground approach to politics leaves no room for compromise.

2. Law. Designating a legal principle or state law that permits a person to use deadly force in self-defence, without first trying to retreat.From 2005, with specific reference to a law permitting the use of deadly force in some or all places that a person is lawfully present, overturning previous restrictions that limited such action to self-defence against intruders in one's home. Compare castle doctrine n. at castle n. Additions.

ΚΠ

1934 Columbia Law Rev. 34 1162 In setting out the rules as to self-defense against attacks threatening death or serious bodily harm, the body of the text mentions only the duty to retreat. The ‘stand-your-ground’ rule is not mentioned as such.

2005 Indiana Gaz. 4 Oct. 8/5 Florida's ‘stand your ground’ law, which took effect Saturday, removes a duty on the part of citizens to retreat in the face of an attack as long as they are in a place they have a legal right to be, including a public street or their place of business.

2017 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 12 Apr. 2 b A ‘stand your ground’ defense has freed a suburban West Palm Beach man charged with shooting his brother-in-law during an argument two years ago.

B. n.

Law. A legal principle or state law that permits a person to use deadly force in self-defence, without first trying to retreat.Such laws permit the use of deadly force in some or all places that a person is lawfully present, overturning previous restrictions that limited such action to self-defence against intruders in one's home. Compare castle doctrine n. at castle n. Additions.

ΚΠ

2005 News Herald (Panama City, Florida) 30 Apr. 6 a/3 In their zeal to portray ‘stand-your-ground’ as a philosophy of ‘Dirty Harry’ wannabes, gun control groups and some misguided police officials are using the same tired, thoroughly discredited rhetoric about ‘Wild West gunfights’ and ‘blood in the streets’.

2014 L. Bloom Suspicion Nation 291 In the Trayvon Martin case and in many cases, Stand Your Ground has become a proxy, shorthand for the concept that altercations can turn deadly without any legal accountability.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	stand your ground
释义	stand your groundadj.n. Brit. /ˌstand jə ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˌstænd jər ˈɡraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stand v., your pron., ground n. Etymology: < stand v. + your pron. + ground n., after to stand one's ground at stand v. Phrases 4a. U.S. A. adj. 1. Characterized by a refusal to yield or compromise in the face of danger or opposition. ΚΠ 1918 Daily Twin Falls (Idaho) Times 27 June 5/2 (advt.) Rex Beach tells..a story of valor and daring, of stand-your-ground dare-devils who never know the meaning of fear. 2013 USA Today (Nexis) 19 Nov. 8 a The Tea Party activists' unwavering stand-your-ground approach to politics leaves no room for compromise. 2. Law. Designating a legal principle or state law that permits a person to use deadly force in self-defence, without first trying to retreat.From 2005, with specific reference to a law permitting the use of deadly force in some or all places that a person is lawfully present, overturning previous restrictions that limited such action to self-defence against intruders in one's home. Compare castle doctrine n. at castle n. Additions. ΚΠ 1934 Columbia Law Rev. 34 1162 In setting out the rules as to self-defense against attacks threatening death or serious bodily harm, the body of the text mentions only the duty to retreat. The ‘stand-your-ground’ rule is not mentioned as such. 2005 Indiana Gaz. 4 Oct. 8/5 Florida's ‘stand your ground’ law, which took effect Saturday, removes a duty on the part of citizens to retreat in the face of an attack as long as they are in a place they have a legal right to be, including a public street or their place of business. 2017 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 12 Apr. 2 b A ‘stand your ground’ defense has freed a suburban West Palm Beach man charged with shooting his brother-in-law during an argument two years ago. B. n. Law. A legal principle or state law that permits a person to use deadly force in self-defence, without first trying to retreat.Such laws permit the use of deadly force in some or all places that a person is lawfully present, overturning previous restrictions that limited such action to self-defence against intruders in one's home. Compare castle doctrine n. at castle n. Additions. ΚΠ 2005 News Herald (Panama City, Florida) 30 Apr. 6 a/3 In their zeal to portray ‘stand-your-ground’ as a philosophy of ‘Dirty Harry’ wannabes, gun control groups and some misguided police officials are using the same tired, thoroughly discredited rhetoric about ‘Wild West gunfights’ and ‘blood in the streets’. 2014 L. Bloom Suspicion Nation 291 In the Trayvon Martin case and in many cases, Stand Your Ground has become a proxy, shorthand for the concept that altercations can turn deadly without any legal accountability. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.n.1918
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