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stand your ground

or stand-your-ground

[ stand-yer-ground ]

adjective

, Law.
  1. relating to or denoting a legal principle or law that eliminates the duty to retreat by allowing, as a first response, self-defense by deadly force:

    We’re proud to represent Florida, the first stand your ground state.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of stand your ground1

First recorded in 2005

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