self-defense
English
noun
Definitions
- The means of defending oneself from physical attack.
- (legal) The right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, which can be used as justification in several charges including murder, assault, and battery.
Etymology
Prefix from English defense.
Origin
English
defense
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidefense English
- biodefense English
- counterdefense English
- cyberdefense English
- defense English
- defenseless English
- defensin English
- ecodefense English
- immunodefense English
- misdefense English
- nondefense English
- défense French
- defensar Ido