noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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self-defence classes
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All nations have the right to self-defence .
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She claims she shot him in self-defence .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But developing a sense of this is essential to wellbeing; assertiveness training and learning self-defence can both help.
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Clearly the current situation in which the use of force is illegal except in self-defence is inadequate.
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It has the strange ability to blow itself up with either air or water as a means of self-defence .
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Its use in self-defence is entirely secondary and only employed as a last resort.
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Mr De Benedetti's line in self-defence is also rather familiar.
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The basic rules of self-defence are quite simple: keep your eyes open and you can usually avoid trouble.
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The latter picked up a crossbow, intending to use it in self-defence .
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The police claimed they had acted in self-defence .