Self-defense

Noun

 * 1) the means of defending oneself from physical attack
 * 2)  the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, especially when used as justification in a murder charge

Thesaurus
avoidance reaction, defence, defense, defense in depth, defense mechanism, defenses, deterrent capacity, ego defenses, escape mechanism, guard, negative taxis, protection, psychological defenses, resistance, self-preservation, self-protection, the defensive, ward

Alternative forms

 * self defense
 * self-defence
 * self defence

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 自衛, 自卫
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * French: auto-défense
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 自己防衛
 * Malay:
 * Polish: samoobrona
 * Russian: самооборона
 * Serbian: samoodbrana, samoobrana


 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Russian: самооборона, самозащита
 * Serbian: samoodbrana