(n.) The act of defending one's own person, property or reputation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). self-defense. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/self-defense/definitions/2059972 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "self-defense" 28 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/self-defense/definitions/2059972> |