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bio_gurl

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When self-defense is used as a defense, what is the key requirement by the courts for its justification?
 
  A. The person is in imminent danger of injury or death.
  B. The person has temporarily lost the distinction between right and wrong.
  C. The person is mentally incompetent.
  D. The person is caught up in irresistible impulse.

Question 2

Which of the following has been offered by experts as an explanation of the question why some women kill their batterers and others do not?
 
  A. Those who kill are more able to perceive the imminent danger.
  B. Those who kill have been subjected to more severe abuse.
  C. Those who kill have fewer resources by which to cope with the abuse.
  D. All of the above


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jharrington11

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


bio_gurl

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM

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