Vim Vi Repellere Licet
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
MODO flat moderamine inculpatae tutelae, non ad sumendam vindictam, sed ad repulsandam Injurlam. It is lawful to repel force by force; but let it be done with the self-control of blameless defense, — not to take revenge, but to repel injury. Co. Litt. 162.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
It is lawful to repel force with force. See 141 N. C. 741, 5 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1016, 53 S. E. 720.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
modo flat moderamine incnlpatse tntelse, nonad snmendam vindictam, sed ad propulsandam injnriam, I. It is lawful to repel force by force, provided it be done with the moderation of blameless defense, not for the purpose of taking revenge, butt to ward off injury.