Sentence examples for justifiable force from inspiring English sources

A Manhattan grand jury found that the officer had used justifiable force in the incident, but the city later settled a wrongful-death suit brought by Mr. Banks's family for $1.1 million.

Irvington's mayor, Sara B. Bost, said today that while Justice Department officials have not taken an active role in investigating the shooting death of Bilal Dash Colbert, they promised to help both the Essex County prosecutor's office or other officials looking into whether Officer William Mildon used justifiable force in the killing of Mr. Colbert.

This law creates an "immunity" from criminal prosecution for those who use "justifiable force," including "deadly force," to defend themselves from someone who is using "imminent... unlawful force".

Whether or not such immunity is granted in any particular case does not resolve the question of the provision's influence on social understandings of justifiable force and killing with impunity.

The provision appears as part of the Florida law on the justifiable use of force by citizens.

In many other cases, contractors cited what they considered a justifiable "escalation of force" as an Iraqi vehicle moved toward them and did not respond to "hand signals" and other signs that the driver should stop.

Citing that law, Zimmerman's lawyers convinced the six woman jury that their client had been attacked by Martin, therefore making his use of deadly force justifiable. .

The Santa Barbara District Attorney's office released their report on the Tacadena shooting finding that it was a justifiable use of force.

Shootings generally involve scrutiny by both the department and the judicial system concerning the legality of the shooting and the proper use of justifiable deadly physical force by the officer.

Florida's "stand your ground" law, which Zimmerman's lawyers chose not to invoke in favor of a standard self-defense claim, makes the use of deadly force justifiable if the defendant fears for his or her life or serious bodily injury.

The "Stand Your Ground" law, also known as Florida Statute Chapter 776, deals with justifiable use of force, holding that a person has conditional claims of self defense in situations in which they may have "held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself".