Definition for "Castle Doctrine" in the Quantum Dictionary

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Criminal Law Dictionary

A criminal-law concept describing conduct, procedure, or legal consequence defined by governing offense or rule elements. It applies only when the legally specified conditions for its use or enforcement are satisfied. It does not apply where required elements or conditions are absent. It materially affects charging, adjudication, detention, or sanction decisions in practice.

Defense, Security & Public Safety Dictionary

A legal doctrine, varying by jurisdiction, that—under specified factual and legal conditions—permits a person to use defensive force, potentially including deadly force, to protect their dwelling (and in some formulations other occupied premises) without a prior duty to retreat from that location; the doctrine’s scope, required state of mind, proportionality limits, and civil or criminal immunitie