self-defence

[ US /ˌsɛɫfdɪˈfɛns/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of defending yourself
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How To Use self-defence In A Sentence

  • The time was propitious for the banding together of women in self-defence. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
  • The listeners grow suspicious with his self-defence story and discover the truth concerns them all.
  • Hartnett said he was pushed by Laurence, and hit back in self-defence with a single slap with the palm of his hand.
  • What do you call the surest means of self-defence? The Reckoning
  • The South African attorney general later acquitted her on the grounds of self-defence.
  • The noble art of self-defence in all its aesthetic glory will always draw polite applause from appreciative audiences. The Sun
  • The noble art of self-defence in all its aesthetic glory will always draw polite applause from appreciative audiences. The Sun
  • Prima facie evidence, in fact, that the deceased died from a blow struck in self-defence by another prisoner whom he had attacked. RIOT
  • In advanced stages of instruction students are guided towards techniques of self-defence, under realistic conditions.
  • The time was propitious for the banding together of women in self-defence. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
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