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Defense of others[edit source]
The rules are the same when force is used to protect another from danger. Generally, the defendant must have a reasonable belief that the third party is in a position where they have the right of self-defense. For example, a person who unknowingly chances upon two actors practicing a fight would be able to defend their restraint of the one that appeared to be the aggressor. However, in many jurisdictions a person who causes injury in defense of another may be liable to criminal and civil charges if such defence turned out to be unnecessary.

Defense of others is called pikuach nefesh in Jewish law. One must violate most negative commandments of the Torah in order to save someone's life.

Model Penal Code[edit source]
Model Penal Code §3.04 contains an elaborate formulation for use of force, including when it is justified, and limitations on the justification.

Outline
State Constitutional Rights of Self-Defense and Defense of Property - Volokh, Eugene

Self-Defense Overview

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Legal Basis for Self-Defense Claim

When trying to claim a self-defense case it will all depend on the threat. Was it a verbal threat to where the person felt threatened. To where he or she felt like they needed to defend themselves. It will also depend on if the threat was imminent or not. Was the threat about to happen, was the persons life really in danger. Did he or she provoke the person for the attack to happen. When the person attacked the person, did his or hers self-defense match that threat. Was it an overkill to where it ended up being first degree murder. To where you didn't need to put that much force towards a person. Was it a 'castle doctrine' defense Did they intentionally break in your home and try to harm you or your family to where he or she defended her family using deadly force. To claim for a self- defense one of these things must have happened.