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Noun [English]

Forms: self-defenses [plural]
Etymology: self- + defense. First used by Hobbes in the 1650s. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|defense}} self- + defense Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-defense (usually uncountable, plural self-defenses)
  1. The means of defending oneself from physical attack. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (means of defending oneself from attack): vetëmbrojtje [feminine] (Albanian), دِفَاع عَنِ النَّفْسِ (difāʕ ʕani n-nafsi) [masculine] (Arabic), ինքնապաշտպանություն (inkʻnapaštpanutʻyun) (Armenian), özünüqoruma (Azerbaijani), özünümüdafiə (Azerbaijani), самаабаро́на (samaabaróna) [feminine] (Belarusian), самоотбра́на (samootbrána) [feminine] (Bulgarian), autodefensa [feminine] (Catalan), defensa personal [feminine] (Catalan), 自衛 (Chinese Mandarin), 自卫 (zìwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 護身 (Chinese Mandarin), 护身 (hùshēn) (Chinese Mandarin), sebeobrana [feminine] (Czech), selvforsvar [neuter] (Danish), zelfverdediging [feminine] (Dutch), enesekaitse (Estonian), sjálvverja [feminine] (Faroese), itsepuolustus (Finnish), autodéfense [feminine] (French), თავდაცვა (tavdacva) (Georgian), Selbstverteidigung [feminine] (German), Notwehr [feminine] (German), αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna) [feminine] (Greek), הִתְגּוֹנְנוּת (hitgonenut) [feminine] (Hebrew), הֲגָנָה עַצְמִית (haganá astmít) [feminine] (Hebrew), önvédelem (Hungarian), autodifesa [feminine] (Italian), 自己防衛 (jiko bōei) (alt: じこぼうえい) (Japanese), 자기방어 (jagibang'eo) (alt: 自己防禦) (Korean), самоодбрана (samoodbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), silat (Malay), selvforsvar [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), دِفاعِ شَخْصی (defâ'-e šaxsi) (Persian), samoobrona [feminine] (Polish), autodefesa [feminine] (Portuguese), defesa pessoal [feminine] (Portuguese), autoapărare [feminine] (Romanian), самооборо́на (samooboróna) [feminine] (Russian), самоо̀дбрана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), самоо̀брана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoòdbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoòbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sebaobrana [feminine] (Slovak), samoobramba [feminine] (Slovene), autodefensa [feminine] (Spanish), defensa personal [feminine] (Spanish), självförsvar [neuter] (Swedish), தற்காப்பு (taṟkāppu) (Tamil), nefsi müdafaa (Turkish), самооборо́на (samooboróna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sự tự vệ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-self-defense-en-noun-r-iChGTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with self-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'means of defending oneself from attack': 93 7
  2. (law) The right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, which can be used as justification in several charges including murder, assault, and battery. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law, Violence Translations (law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force): özünümüdafiə (Azerbaijani), zəruri müdafiə (Azerbaijani), самаабаро́на (samaabaróna) [feminine] (Belarusian), самоотбра́на (samootbrána) [feminine] (Bulgarian), legítima defensa [feminine] (Catalan), neyðverja [feminine] (Faroese), itsepuolustus (Finnish), légitime défense [feminine] (French), თავდაცვა (tavdacva) (Georgian), Selbstverteidigung [feminine] (German), Notwehr [feminine] (German), αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna) [feminine] (Greek), (jogos) önvédelem (Hungarian), 正当防衛 (seitōbōei) (alt: せいとうぼうえい) (Japanese), самоодбрана (samoodbrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), samoobrona [feminine] (Polish), autodefesa [feminine] (Portuguese), legítima defesa [feminine] (Portuguese), legitimă apărare [feminine] (Romanian), самооборо́на (samooboróna) [feminine] (Russian), самозащи́та (samozaščíta) [feminine] (Russian), самоо̀дбрана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), самоо̀брана [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoòdbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), samoòbrana [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), defensa propia [feminine] (Spanish), legítima defensa [feminine] (Spanish), nödvärn [neuter] (Swedish), самооборо́на (samooboróna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), самоза́хист (samozáxyst) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-self-defense-en-noun-EO1rF-mN Disambiguation of Violence: 20 80 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 52 48 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: self defense, self-defence, self defence Related terms: stand-your-ground law, castle doctrine

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          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "word": "zəruri müdafiə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "samaabaróna",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "самаабаро́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "roman": "samootbrána",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "самоотбра́на"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "legítima defensa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "neyðverja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "word": "itsepuolustus"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "légitime défense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavdacva",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "word": "თავდაცვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Selbstverteidigung"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Notwehr"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "aftoámyna",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αυτοάμυνα"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "word": "(jogos) önvédelem"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seitōbōei",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "word": "正当防衛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "samoodbrana",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "самоодбрана"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "samoobrona"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autodefesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "legítima defesa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "legitimă apărare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "roman": "samooboróna",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "самооборо́на"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "roman": "samozaščíta",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "самозащи́та"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "самоо̀дбрана"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
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            "Roman",
            "feminine"
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        {
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          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "samoòbrana"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "defensa propia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "legítima defensa"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nödvärn"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "roman": "samooboróna",
          "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "самооборо́на"
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          "_dis1": "5 95",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "samozáxyst",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "self-defense"
  ],
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}
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vetëmbrojtje"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "difāʕ ʕani n-nafsi",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "inkʻnapaštpanutʻyun",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "ինքնապաշտպանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "özünüqoruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "özünümüdafiə"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "samaabaróna",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самаабаро́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samootbrána",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоотбра́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodefensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "自衛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zìwèi",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "自卫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "護身"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hùshēn",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "护身"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sebeobrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "selvforsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zelfverdediging"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "enesekaitse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sjálvverja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "itsepuolustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodéfense"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavdacva",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "თავდაცვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Selbstverteidigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Notwehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aftoámyna",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυτοάμυνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitgonenut",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הִתְגּוֹנְנוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "haganá astmít",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הֲגָנָה עַצְמִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "önvédelem"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodifesa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じこぼうえい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jiko bōei",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "自己防衛"
    },
    {
      "alt": "自己防禦",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jagibang'eo",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "자기방어"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "samoodbrana",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоодбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "silat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "selvforsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "defâ'-e šaxsi",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "دِفاعِ شَخْصی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoobrona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodefesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defesa pessoal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoapărare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samooboróna",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самооборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоо̀дбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоо̀брана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoòdbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoòbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sebaobrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoobramba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodefensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa personal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "självförsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "taṟkāppu",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "தற்காப்பு"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "nefsi müdafaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samooboróna",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самооборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "means of defending oneself from attack",
      "word": "sự tự vệ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "özünümüdafiə"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "zəruri müdafiə"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "samaabaróna",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самаабаро́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samootbrána",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоотбра́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legítima defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neyðverja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "itsepuolustus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "légitime défense"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavdacva",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "თავდაცვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Selbstverteidigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Notwehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aftoámyna",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυτοάμυνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "(jogos) önvédelem"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいとうぼうえい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seitōbōei",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "word": "正当防衛"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "samoodbrana",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоодбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoobrona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autodefesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legítima defesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legitimă apărare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samooboróna",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самооборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samozaščíta",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самозащи́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоо̀дбрана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самоо̀брана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoòdbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "samoòbrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensa propia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legítima defensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nödvärn"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samooboróna",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самооборо́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samozáxyst",
      "sense": "law: the right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самоза́хист"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "self-defense"
  ],
  "word": "self-defense"
}

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