duty to retreat rule — n. A doctrine in criminal law found in some jurisdictions requiring that, unless at home, at his or her place of business, or in a situation where the assailant is a person the victim is attempting to arrest, the victim in a murderous assault… … Law dictionary
duty to retreat rule — n. A doctrine in criminal law found in some jurisdictions requiring that, unless at home, at his or her place of business, or in a situation where the assailant is a person the victim is attempting to arrest, the victim in a murderous assault… … Law dictionary
retreat (duty to), rule — n. A doctrine in criminal law found in some jurisdictions requiring that, unless at home, at his or her place of business, or in a situation where the assailant is a person the victim is attempting to arrest, the victim in a murderous assault… … Law dictionary
Rule of St. Basil — Rule of St. Basil † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of St. Basil I. Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. The monasteries of such religious have never possessed the hierarchical… … Catholic encyclopedia
Retreat from Lang Son — The Retreat from Lang Son (French: retraite de Lang Son ) was a controversial, and almost certainly unnecessary, French strategic withdrawal in Tonkin at the end of March 1885 that brought down the government of the French premier Jules Ferry and … Wikipedia
Rule of Rose — Infobox VG title = Rule of Rose developer = Punchline publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment(JP) Atlus (US) 505 GameStreet (EUR) distributor = Ingram Entertainment (EU) designer = engine = version = released = JPN January 19, 2006 NA September… … Wikipedia
Retreat — This is a term used to designate a time of retirement as a means of deepening the Spiritual life of the Clergy, for whose benefit it is held. It involves a temporary submission to the monastic rule of silence, meditation, confession and… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
retreat — A place for contemplation, especially for the religious. Withdrawal from an encounter. The rule that a person when attacked by another, except in his own house, shall seek to withdraw from the encounter by giving ground, before taking the life of … Ballentine's law dictionary
Congregation of Christian Retreat — Congregation of Christian Retreat † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregation of Christian Retreat There are two branches of this congregation, the Fathers of Christian Retreat and the Sisters. It was founded on the 19th of November, 1789 … Catholic encyclopedia
Plato's Retreat — was a sex club in New York City, owned first by Larry Levenson, and later by Fred J. Lincoln, that catered to heterosexual couples. HistoryThe club opened in 1977, and was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The club was located in the… … Wikipedia
