SELF-DEFENSE - Definition

Pronunciation:		self di'fens
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the act of defending yourself

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	Synonyms:	self-defence, self-protection

	See Also:	martial art, protection

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Self`-de*fense"\, n. The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation. {In self-defense} (Law), in protection of self, -- it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant. --Wharton.