<Dd> (3) For the purposes of this section, a person acts for a defensive purpose if the person acts: <Dl> <Dd> (a) in self defence or in defence of another; or </Dd> <Dd> (b) to prevent or terminate the unlawful imprisonment of himself, herself or another . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> (a) in self defence or in defence of another; or </Dd> <Dd> (b) to prevent or terminate the unlawful imprisonment of himself, herself or another . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> (a) in self defence or in defence of another; or </Dd> <Dd> (b) to prevent or terminate the unlawful imprisonment of himself, herself or another . </Dd>

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