Defence
0844-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
The defence in the sense of self-defence is the resistance triggered by the existing attack, supported and guided by the now grasped defensive will.
Deutsch
Verteidigung 0844-de
Die Verteidigung im Sinne der Notwehr ist die durch den existenten Angriff ausgelöste, von jetzt gefasstem Abwehrwillen getragene und geleitete Gegenwehr.
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