Constitution of The BahamasIn briefNo one may be deliberately killed except under a court's sentence for a crime, and deaths caused by reasonably justifiable lawful force are not breaches.
No person shall be deprived intentionally of his life save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been convicted.
No one may be intentionally deprived of life, except in carrying out the sentence of a court for a criminal offence of which that person has been convicted.
A person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in contravention of this Article if he dies as the result of the use, to such extent and in such circumstances as are permitted by law, of such force as is reasonably justifiable-
A person is not treated as having been deprived of life in breach of this Article if the person dies as a result of the use of force that is reasonably justifiable, to the extent and in the circumstances that the law allows:
for the defence of any person from violence or for the defence of property;
to defend any person from violence, or to defend property;
in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained;
to carry out a lawful arrest, or to stop a lawfully detained person from escaping;
for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny; or
to put down a riot, insurrection (an uprising against authority) or mutiny; or
in order to prevent the commission by tat person of a criminal offence, or if he dies as a result of a lawful act of war.
to stop that person from committing a criminal offence. The same applies if the person dies as a result of a lawful act of war.