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Meanings of right of self-defense in English

Russian
необходимая оборона
Portuguese
legítima defesa
Spanish
defensa legítima
Catalan
legítima defensa

Right for persons to use reasonable force or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life or the lives of others.

необходимая оборона
Usage of right of self-defense in English
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Brown did not have a right of self-defense, she said.
Reuters
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What is to be said about the right of self-defense?
An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism
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Such a legitimate right of self-defense cannot be renounced.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
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When did the man lose the right of self-defense?
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
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We retain the right of self-defense, Milley said.
Reuters
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But we always reserve the right of self-defense.
Reuters
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Our book seemed like an attack to him, and he thought he could exercise the legitimate right of self-defense.
The informers
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This right is further protected by the law which permits a man to exercise the natural right of self-defense.
The Government Class Book / Designed for the Instruction of Yout...
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But I was not unprepared for it, and fully availed myself of the right of self-defense and counter attack.
Political Recollections / 1840 to 1872
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To the high obligations and privileges of this great and sacred right of self-defense will the movement of our troops be strictly confined.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...