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Definition of Self-defense
1. Noun. The act of defending yourself.
Generic synonyms: Protection
Specialized synonyms: Martial Art
Definition of Self-defense
1. Noun. the means of defending oneself from physical attack ¹
2. Noun. (legal) the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, especially when used as justification in a murder charge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-defense
Literary usage of Self-defense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"The former appears when all of the well-known elements of self-defense have been
established; the latter, when the defendant has been at fault in bringing ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1882)
"ANIMAL self-defense. BY HL FAIRCHILD. A FIERCE and pitiless struggle for life in
the animal world is a -£j- stern ..."
3. International Law Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied by the United States by Charles Cheney Hyde (1922)
"Self-Defense. It is subversive of justice among nations that any State should,
in the exercise of its own freedom of action, directly endanger the peace and ..."
4. Hand-book of Criminal Law by William Lawrence Clark, Francis Buchanan Tiffany (1902)
"We saw that in justifiable self-defense no fault whatever attaches to the person
... Excusable homicide in self-defense is where the person committing it is ..."
5. The U. S. by Robert F. Reed (1983)
"Restructuring the Self-Defense Forces Japan should thoroughly review its existing
... At present, the manning quota of the Ground Self-Defense Force is more ..."
6. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"(cc) self-defense.—Both the life and limbs of a man are of such high value, in
the estimation of the law of England, that it pardons even homicide if ..."
7. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"Homicide in self-defense is either justifiable or excusable. At common law— 1.
Justifiable self-defense is where a person is feloniously assaulted, ..."
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