Sentence examples for using reasonable force from inspiring English sources

"If someone squats your home, you're legally entitled to break back in and remove them using reasonable force," he said.

But if he goes over top and acts out of proportion to the threat then he would not be using reasonable force and his action would be unlawful.

"The justification given by the government for providing an immunity to authorised officers is to remove any reluctance they may have to using reasonable force to the extent they are authorised to do so.

The court of appeal found that the word "remove" meant "take away using reasonable force if necessary", but that the power did not have a curfew effect since it should not be interpreted as permitting the police to remove any child under 16 in the area at the relevant time.

"The law is clear that anyone who acts in good faith, using reasonable force, doing what they honestly feel is necessary to protect themselves, their families or their property, will not be prosecuted for such action.

There is also a right to eject a trespasser to land using reasonable force, and a defendant is also not liable for "inevitable accidents", as in Stanley v Powell, where a ricocheting pellet was ruled to be accidental.

They are governed by the same law as the rest of us, which says we are each entitled to use reasonable force to defend ourselves or another from injury.

The officer said he had used reasonable force.

The Met initially denied the claims, saying officers used reasonable force.

It was then a question of deciding whether the police used reasonable force.

If so, they could use reasonable force to defend themselves, the amount of force permitted being determined by Turkish law.