See Also: Castle Exception(law)
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Castle Exception (law)




an exception to the retreat rule that recognizes a persons fundamental right to be in his or her home, and also recognizes the home as a final and inviolable place of retreat. Under the castle exception to the retreat rule it is not necessary to retreat from ones home in the face of an immediate threat, even where retreat is possible, before resorting to deadly force in protection of the home.