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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Diffendal v. Commonwealth.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diffendal v. Commonwealth Anchor | green | “a person who reasonably apprehends bodily harm by another is privileged to exercise reasonable force to repel the assault.” | 7 |
| 2 | Wood v. Commonwealth | green | “a battery is the 'willful or unlawful touching of the person of another by the assailant, or by some object set in motion by him.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.