Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

The law states that people have a lawful excuse to commit damage if; "at the time you believed that the person whom you believe to be entitled to consent to the destruction of or damage to the property in question . . . .would consent to it if s/he . . . had known of the destruction or damage and its circumstances," according to the Criminal Damage Act 1971. (Leicester Mercury)