Son assault demesne
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Stimson (1881), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
His own assault, a plea of self-defense.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/r. His own trespass for assault, v. Be injuria,
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
and battery, by which the defendant asserts that the plaintiff committed 'an assault upon him, and the defendant merely defended himself. When the plea is supported by evidence, it is a sufficient justification, unless the retaliation by the defendant were excessive, and bore no proportion to the necessity or to the provocation received. 1 East, P. C. 406; 1 Chit. Pr. 595.