- (n.) The right or fact of redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action without recourse to legal proceedings, as in self-defense, distress, abatement of a nuisance, etc.
- (n.) The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of others.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). self-help. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/self-help/definitions/2060019 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "self-help" http://smartdefine.org/self-help/definitions/2060019 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "self-help" 28 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/self-help/definitions/2060019> |