Interpretation of justifiable defense: justifiable defense refers to the act of stopping the unlawful infringement on the person who is committing the unlawful infringement, causing some damage to the unlawful infringer. It belongs to self-defense and does not bear criminal responsibility. [1] According to the provisions of Article 20 of the Criminal Law [1], in order to protect the state, public interests, the person, property and other rights of oneself or others from the ongoing illegal infringement, stopping the illegal infringement and causing damage to the illegal infringer belongs to self-defense and does not bear criminal responsibility.
Unlimited defense refers to taking defensive actions against violent crimes such as assault, murder, robbery, rape and kidnapping that seriously endanger personal safety, resulting in unlawful infringement of personal casualties. It is not excessive defense, but it still belongs to legitimate defense and does not bear criminal responsibility.
If justifiable defense exceeds the necessary limit and causes great damage, criminal responsibility shall be borne, but the punishment shall be mitigated or exempted.