Synonyms for self-defense
self-de·fense

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1. self-defense, self-defence, self-protectionnoun

   the act of defending yourself

   Synonyms:
   self-defence, self-protection

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1. • Protection

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1. self-defensenoun

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1. List of paraphrases for "self-defense":

   self-defence, sdf, gsdf, self-defensive, self-defending, self, defense, vigilante

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1. Alexandra Rojas:

   I thought that maybe I should go out into my neighborhood and teach self-defense to young girls, and so I actually went out and knocked on doors, spoke to community leaders, to parents, to young women, and finally was able to secure a free community center basement and convince enough young women that they should come to my class.

2. Joe Biden:

   There is no reason for a person to own a military assault weapon. It has no value for hunting, or sports or even self-defense, it is a killing machine.

3. Rebecca Rebarich:

   U.S. naval forces continue to remain vigilant and are trained to act in a professional manner, while our commanding officers retain the inherent right to act in self-defense.

4. Christopher Manney:

   Manney's use of force in this incident was justified self-defense and that defense cannot be reasonably overcome to establish a basis to charge Officer Manney with a crime.

5. James Scurlock.While Kleine:

   Statements that are made without foundation or knowledge about the case are irresponsible -- they're reckless, we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it's not self-defense.