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In the USA, there has been a divisive highly covered in the media, Zimmerman court case. Some political activist groups have reacted to the case by criticizing a certain body of law. In seeking to know what the jargon referred to, I looked up that term in a brief web search. See below first paragraph of its description, and link to the rest.
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Stand-your-ground law
A stand-your-ground law is a type of self-defense law that gives individuals the right to use reasonable force to defend themselves without any requirement to evade or retreat from a dangerous situation. It is law in certain jurisdictions within the United States. The basis may lie in either statutory law and or common law precedents. One key distinction is whether the concept only applies to defending a home or vehicle, or whether it applies to all lawfully occupied locations. Under these legal concepts, a person is justified in using deadly force in certain situations and the “stand your ground” law would be a defense or immunity to criminal charges and civil suit. The difference between immunity and a defense is that an immunity bars suit, charges, detention and arrest. A defense, such as an affirmative defense, permits a plaintiff or the state to seek civil damages or a criminal conviction but may offer mitigating circumstances that justify the accused’s conduct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law