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self-defense
noun as in protection
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Prosecutors determined they didn’t have enough evidence to charge two other deputies who shot Ordaz, and said a third acted in lawful self-defense.
The club offers easy walks at least once a week, along with other activities, such as recent classes about mental health and self-defense.
For a long time, Briones refused to speak or learn the language as a self-defense mechanism against the mockery he’d experience from others.
Doctors can still face prosecution, but are allowed to make the case to a judge or jury that their actions were protected, not unlike self-defense arguments after homicides.
Instead, the Foreign Ministry issued a statement said it was “entitled” to self-defense but did not make threats.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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