SELF-DEFENCE Definition & Meaning

self-defence

noun

the act of defending oneself, one's actions, ideas, etc
boxing as a means of defending the person (esp in the phrase noble art of self-defence )
law the right to defend one's person, family, or property against attack or threat of attack by the use of no more force than is reasonable

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self-defensive adjective

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Mr Greaney said the defendants would say "that at all stages they were acting in lawful self-defence or in defence of the other".

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Israel denies genocide, claiming the right of self-defence against Hamas.

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Then again, Europe's leaders arguably should have been better prepared by now in terms of self-defence.

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He went on to say that Iran's nuclear programme was peaceful, and that Israel's attacks on it are a violation of international law, adding that Iran will continue to "exercise its legitimate right of self-defence".

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He was arrested shortly afterwards and told officers: "I lost my cool tonight" adding it was "not self-defence... plain murder, it's plain murder, not self-defence'."

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self-defeating self-defense

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