"justifiable defense" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is used to describe an action taken in self-defense that is deemed legal and acceptable. For example, if someone is attacked and they protect themselves by using a reasonable amount of force, that could be viewed as a justifiable defense.
A jury in Washington state is hearing evidence on whether the threat of climate change is a justifiable defense for criminal acts, the first time such a defense has been allowed in an American court.
To equate the systematic murder of six million innocents with the justifiable defense of one's homeland from bloodthirsty attackers is an insane moral calculus -- no matter the degree of suffering Dr. Moskovits has endured during his lifetime.
Many question whether the record labels' stance is a justifiable defense against pirated music, or a dangerous adherence to stubborn traditionalism that stops new music models from ever becoming viable.
Since the original outcry, a change has been made to the bill: it only allows the "justifiable homicide" defense in cases of self-defense.
Jubilation over the death of the most hunted mass murderer is understandable, but was it really justifiable self-defense, or was it premeditated illegal assassination?
The jury had sought sought clarification on the distinction between "fear" and "passion", the potential difference between a justifiable self-defense claim and a manslaughter conviction.
During questioning today by Judges David S. Baime, Phillip S. Carchman and John E. Wallace Jr., Mr. Berg said that the state was not required to tell grand jurors about the justifiable self-defense rules for police officers.
The county prosecutor said the teen fought with the deputy and was killed in "justifiable self-defense". .
But, according to the FBI, of the approximately 11,000 gun homicides every year, on average less than 300 are justifiable self-defense killings.
Her lawyer, Eber Bayona, has insisted that the killing was justifiable and in defense of Lyvette Crespo and her son.
Lyvette Crespo's lawyer, Eber Bayona, however, insisted that the killing was justifiable and in defense of Lyvette Crespo and her son.
