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self-defense

🇬🇧 UK/selfdi'fens/🇺🇸 US
IELTS

Definitions

n.

The act or right of protecting oneself from physical attack using reasonable force.

自卫,正当防卫

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfone's own person or thing
+
-other
+
defenseroot
=self-defense

Common Collocations

  • 1.act in self-defense出于自卫行事
  • 2.self-defense skills自卫技能
  • 3.claim self-defense主张正当防卫
  • 4.right of self-defense自卫权

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She took a martial arts class to learn basic self-defense techniques.

  • 2.

    The defendant claimed he acted in self-defense when he pushed the attacker away.

  • 3.

    Every individual has the legal right to use reasonable force in self-defense.

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