OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28960

self-defense

Meanings (ES + gloss)
autodefensa • defensa personal
The means of defending oneself from physical attack.
Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these…
defensa propia • legítima defensa
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.
The case inspired widespread rallies and “Million Hoodie Marches” in early 2012, after Sanford, Fla., police refused to charge Zimmerman with a crime, saying they couldn’t counter…
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