Definition for self-defence - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	self-defence (self-defence) noun [mass noun] the defence of one’s person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime: he claimed self-defence in the attempted murder charge [as modifier]: self-defence classes Derivatives self-defensive adjective		Search results in the dictionary the noble art or science of self-defence in noble More results » More words in this category avoision clause corporate dismiss domicile dominium finding forensic innocent majority verdict misfeasance novation patricide protocol remainder roll silk stamp office superinjunction venue Nearby Words self-contradiction self-control self-correcting self-created self-critical self-deceit self-deceiving self-deception self-defeating self-defence self-definition self-delight self-delusion self-denial self-denying ordinance self-dependence self-deprecating self-depreciatory self-despair