self-defense
Englisch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom self- + defense. First used by Hobbes in the 1650s.
Nomen
editself-defense (usually uncountable, plural self-defenses)
- The means of defending oneself from physical attack.
- (law) The right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, which can be used as justification in several charges including murder, assault, and battery.
Translations
editmeans of defending oneself from attack
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law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force
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