Vocabulary

self defense

自己(じこ)防衛(ぼうえい)

B1 · Intermediate Common

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(1) Idiom
A plea of justification for the use of force or for hurting or killing someone.  The act of defending oneself or someone else.
武力(ぶりょく)の行使(こうし)または誰(だれ)かを傷(きず)つけたり殺(ころ)したりした事(こと)に対(たい)する正当(せいとう)化(か)の嘆願(たんがん)。自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)または他(た)の誰(だれ)かを弁護(べんご)する行為(こうい)。

Examples

  1. He plead self defense, though between you and me I think he really wanted to kill that guy.

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