necessitas culpabilis

necessitas culpabilis
/nasesataes kalpeybalas/
Culpable necessity; unfortunate necessity; necessity which, while it excuses the act done under its compulsion, does not leave the doer entirely free from blame. The necessity which compels a man to kill another in self-defense is thus distinguished from that which requires the killing of a felon

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • necessitas culpabilis — /nasesataes kalpeybalas/ Culpable necessity; unfortunate necessity; necessity which, while it excuses the act done under its compulsion, does not leave the doer entirely free from blame. The necessity which compels a man to kill another in self… …   Black's law dictionary

  • necessitas culpabilis — Culpable necessity,lthat necessity which excuses a man who kills another in self defense. See 4 BI Comm 187 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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