| 单词 | duty to retreat |
| 释义 | duty to retreat[ doo-tee tuhri-treet, dyoo-tee ] / ˈdu ti tə rɪˈtrit, ˈdyu ti / noun Law.a legal principle that requires a person as a first response to back away or flee from a threatening situation rather than attempt self-defense by deadly force: Duty to retreat has always been a debatable doctrine. Compare stand your ground. Origin of duty to retreatFirst recorded in 1780–90 Words nearby duty to retreatduty, duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop, duty officer, duty to retreat, duumvir, duumvirate, Duvalier, Duve, Duveneck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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