Unlawful force definition

Unlawful force means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse.
Unlawful force means an act of force committed without legal
Unlawful force means force, including confinement, that is employed without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the employment of which constitutes an offense or actionable tort or would constitute such offense or tort except for a defense (such as the absence of intent, negligence, or mental capacity; duress; youth; or diplomatic status) not amounting to a privilege to use the force. Assent constitutes consent, within the meaning of this Section, whether or not it otherwise is legally effective, except assent to the infliction of death or serious bodily injury.

Examples of Unlawful force in a sentence

  • Unlawful force" means force which is employed without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the employment of which constitutes an offense or actionable tort or would constitute such offense or tort except for a defense (such as the absence of intent, negligence or mental capacity; duress; youth; or diplomatic status) not amounting to a privilege to use the force.

  • Unlawful force is defined as usually that the other party is committing a crime or a tort.

  • Unlawful force" means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse.

  • Unlawful force means force which is used without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the use of which would constitute an unjustifiable use of force.

  • Unlawful force or violence means that the accused wrongful- ly caused the contact, in that no legally cognizable reason existed that would excuse or justify the contact.” Bonner, 70 M.J. at 3.


More Definitions of Unlawful force

Unlawful force means an act of force
Unlawful force means force which is used without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the use of which would constitute an unjustifiable use of force or deadly force.
Unlawful force means force that is employed without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the employment of which constitutes an offense or would constitute an offense except for a defense not amounting to a justification to use the force. Assent constitutes consent, within the meaning of this section, whether or not it otherwise is legally effective, except assent to the infliction of death or serious or substantial bodily injury.
Unlawful force means force that is without lawful authority (see definition below).
Unlawful force means force which is employed without the consent of the person against whom it is directed and the employment of which constitutes an offense or would constitute an offense except for a defense not amounting to a justification to use the force.
Unlawful force means force that is without lawful authority.
Unlawful force means an act of force done without legal