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Meanings of killing in self-defense in English

Russian
непредумышленное убийство
Portuguese
crime culposo
Spanish
homicidio sin premeditación
Catalan
homicidi preterintencional

Crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder.

        непредумышленное убийство
        Usage of killing in self-defense in English
        1
        According to the laws of war, medics have to act as noncombatants unless they are killing in self-defense.
        Secret Sanction
        2
        Killing in self-defense and by mischance shall be pardoned from the King's indictment.
        Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
        3
        Neither can it be held to apply to accidental killings, or killings in self-defense, or in defense of property or family.
        Crime: Its Cause and Treatment