self-defense

Example Sentences

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Byers said he kept the gun for self-defense and only fired it on New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the sine qua non of self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under South Carolina law, as in several other states, killers are granted civil and criminal immunity if a judge rules they acted in self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

But “prevention” can feel too distant a form of self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran's surviving leaders have voiced defiance and said that counter-attacks were justified as self-defense.

From Barron's