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self-defence n
1. the act of defending oneself, one's actions, ideas, etc. 2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) boxing as a means of defending the person (esp in the phrase noble art of self-defence) 3. (Law) 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 self-defensive adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations self-defence self-defense (US) [ˌselfdɪˈfens] A. N → autodefensa f, defensa f propia she killed him in self-defence → lo mató en defensa propia to act in self-defence → obrar en defensa propia self-defence self-defense (Am) [ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns] n → autodifesa to act in self-defence (Law) → agire per legittima difesa self-defence self-defense (Am) [ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns] n → autodifesa to act in self-defence (Law) → agire per legittima difesa n self-defence [selfdiˈfens] defence of one's own body, property etc against attack He killed his attacker in self-defence. selfverdediging دِفاع عن النَّفْس самозащита sebeobrana selvforsvar die Selbstverteidigung, die Notwehr αυτοάμυνα autodefensa, defensa propia enesekaitse دفاع از خود itsepuolustus légitime défense הֲגָנָה עַצמִית आत्मरक्षा samoobrana önvédelem pembelaan diri sjálfsvörn autodifesa, legittima difesa 自衛 자위, 정당방위 savigyna pašaizsardzība pertahanan diri zelfverdediging selvforsvar; nødverge samoobrona autodefesa legitimă apărare самозащита, самооборона sebaobrana samoobramba samoodbrana självförsvar ป้องกันตัวเองและทรัพย์สมบัติจากการจู่โจม öz savunma, nefis müdafaası 自衛 самозахист; самооборона ذاتی تحفظ sự tự vệ 自卫 self-defence → الدفاع عن النفس sebeobrana selvforsvar Selbstverteidigung αυτοάμυνα defensa propia itsepuolustus autodéfense samoobrana autodifesa 自衛 정당방위 zelfverdediging selvforsvar samoobrona autodefesa самозащита självförsvar การป้องกันตัวเอง özsavunma sự tự vệ 自卫 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Horser, but I am never without the means of self-defence," Mr. He had killed the woman in defence of his own life and the life of his sister; and every one had a right to slay in self-defence, except as against the king or those who did the king's bidding. All the healthy instincts of self-defence rose up in him against such waste. |
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