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self-deˈfence
[self- 1 a.]
The act of defending oneself, one's rights or position; spec. in Law (see quot. 1769).
1651Hobbes Leviath. ii. xxi. 113 The offer of pardon taketh from them, to whom it is offered, the plea of self-defence. 1681Dryden Abs. & Achit. i. 458 Self-defence is Nature's eldest law. 1733Pope Ess. Man iii. 279 Forc'd into virtue thus by Self-defence, Ev'n Kings learn'd justice and benevolence. 1769Blackstone Comm. IV. 183 Homicide in self-defence, or se defendendo, upon a sudden affray, is..excusable rather than justifiable, by the English law. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xvii. IV. 26 He deduced the doctrine that selfdefence against pirates and assassins is unlawful. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. IV. xv. 420 The settler..trusted for security in the forest to his perpetual readiness for self-defence. 1886Field 9 Oct. 535/2 [Football] Each team scored a goal, and each touched down in self-defence.
b. the (noble, manly) art of self-defence: † (a) fencing; (b) pugilism, boxing. (Cf. defence n. 4, noble a. 9.)
1724Sir W. Hope (title) A Vindication of the true art of self-defence... To which is annexed, a short..memorial for sword-men. 182.Art & Pract. Boxing Pref., A knowledge of the art of Self-Defence. 1849Cobden Speeches 76 Are the men the most peaceful in society, who have studied the ‘noble art of self-defence?’ 1887W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. i. 5 A little knowledge of the manly art of self-defence. |