Definition of "self-defence" [self•-de•fence]

• Alternative spelling of self-defense. (noun)

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• "It went way beyond what we define as self-defence."
• "His government, meanwhile, insisted the shooting of an unarmed bin Laden during a daring raid in Pakistan was lawful and in national self-defence."
• "Terrorism, as in this case, can as exactly be self-defence, a freedom struggle, martyrdom, the conclusion of an argument based on true humanity, etc."