A common legal term describing a person's authority to take reasonable steps, including the use of force(except deadly force) to the extent that person reasonably believes that it is necessary to protect his or her possessions from trespass or theft or to terminate these acts.

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1. A common legal term describing a person's authority to take reasonable steps, including the use of force(except deadly force) to the extent that person reasonably believes that it is necessary to protect his or her possessions from trespass or theft or to terminate these acts.