{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-193.240","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 193.240","heading":"Resistance by party about to be injured.","body":"Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured:\n1. To prevent an offense against his or her person, family or some member of his or her family.\n2. To prevent an illegal attempt, by force, to take or injure property in his or her lawful possession.","path":["TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 193 - CRIMINALITY GENERALLY","DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-193.html#NRS193Sec240","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"4078d02ec106ae7c4b1854a73ae588996f8a0d8916521d0aef844f14e26aad47","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-193.230","next":"us-nv/nrs-193.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}