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self-defense

self-de·fense


noun 
Definition:
 
1. legal right to defend self: the use of reasonable force to defend yourself, your family, and your property against physical attack, or the right to do this

2. fighting techniques: fighting techniques used to defend yourself against physical attack, especially unarmed combat techniques such as any of the martial arts

3. justifying of self: the defending of your own ideas, principles, or actions


self-de·fen·sive adjective
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