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Self-defense
Alternative forms
self defense
self-defence
self defence
Origin
-
+
defense
. First used by Hobbes in the 1650s.
Noun
self-defense
(
uncountable
)
The means of
defend
ing oneself from
physical
attack
.
(
legal
) The
right
to
protect
oneself against
violence
by using
reasonable
force
, can be used as
justification
in several
charge
s including
murder
,
assault
, and
battery
.
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