self-defence

self-defence or US self-defense

Noun

1. the act or skill of defending oneself against physical attack

2. the act of defending one's actions, ideas, or rights

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

self-defence - the act of defending yourself         self-defense, self-protection protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"

Translations

self-defence, self-defense (US) [sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] n → defensa propia

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self-defence (US), self-defense [sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] self n → autodéfense f;

(Law) → légitime défense f

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self-defence (US) self-defense [sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] self n → Selbstverteidigung f;

(Law) → Notwehr f;

in self-defence self → zu seiner/ihrer etc Verteidigung;

(Law) → in Notwehr

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self-defence (US), self-defense [sɛlfdɪˈfɛns] n → autodifesa;

(LAW) → legittima difesa

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self-defence

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 자기 방어, 정당 방위 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