Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SELF-DE-FENSE
SELF-DE-CEP'TIONSELF-DE-FENS'IVE
SELF-DE-FENSE, n. [self and defense.]
The act of defending one's own person, property or reputation. A man may be justifiable in killing another in self-defense.
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