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Jumping Hare – Justifiable Homicide

Jumping Hare

a species of jerboa

Junot

ANDOCHE (zhü-nō'), Duc d'Abrantès, one of Napoleon's generals; born in Bussy-le-Grand, Côte-d'Or, 18 JUNO

Jurassic System

the name given by geologists to what is termed in England the Oölitic system of strata, being very characteristic of the Jura Mountains; and also used in a wider sense to include both the Oölite and Lias.

Jurisprudence

the science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a community, necessary for the due administration of justice. General jurisprudence, the science or philosophy of positive law. Particular jurisprudence, the knowledge of the law of any particular nation. Medical jurisprudence, see MEDICAL JURISPRUD- ENCE.

Justifiable Homicide

in law, homicide in circumstances which render it a justifiable act. When, for instance, an executioner hangs a criminal legally condemned, or when no other way of preventing an atrocious crime, say murder, is available, the deed ceases to be murder and becomes justifiable homicide.