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==United Kingdom== The [[Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]] allows householders to use reasonable force against intruders. <ref>{{cite web |title=Self-Defence and the Prevention of Crime {{!}} The Crown Prosecution Service |url=https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/self-defence-and-prevention-crime |website=www.cps.gov.uk |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716075815/https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/self-defence-and-prevention-crime |url-status=dead }}</ref> In certain circumstances this can be lethal force.<ref>{{cite news |title=Does the law allow you to kill a burglar who has broken into your home? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/kill-burglar-self-defence-what-law-allow-richard-osborn-brooks-reasonable-force-murder-householder-a8290441.html |access-date=8 June 2023 |work=The Independent |date=5 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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