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Meanings of self-protection in English

Catalan
defensa personal
Spanish
defensa personal
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The act of defending yourself.

defensa personal
Synonyms
Examples for "self-defense"
Examples for "self-defense"
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With that said, I sought self-defense training developed for the Israeli military.
Ebony
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Labor organizations multiply and become aggressive, and so capital organizes in self-defense.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment
3
Israeli officials said the troops acted in self-defense when attacked during boarding.
Reuters
4
What I do in the way of deception I do in self-defense.
In the Wilderness
5
An Israeli military spokesman had no immediate comment on the self-defense patrols.
Reuters
1
Violence, unless in self-defence, is the responsibility of those who commit it.
The Irish Times
2
What are your rights to self-defence in case of a home invasion?
The South African
3
These are the legal requirements of self-defence: The attack must be unlawful.
The South African
4
Unpalatable though it may be, we must consider the question of self-defence.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
5
True, Daughter of the Sun; yet it was done only in self-defence.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
Usage of self-protection in English
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The strongest instinct in young girls is self-protection-theyfight on the defensive.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 / Little J...
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There may be an element of political self-protection in all of this.
The Irish Times
3
It was self-protection, and there was a moment when it was over.
The Guardian
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These and yourself will be provided with means of self-protection by Sturm.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
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He was nonetheless a tormented soul who resorted to spikiness as self-protection.
The Guardian
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Usually one might count on the woman's silence, her instinct for self-protection.
K
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Conclusions: During HGE adaptation, the cells form a complex self-protection mechanism.
Pubmed
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In truth, this is likely to be a form of self-protection and self-advancement.
The Guardian
9
Although the traders want to take guns for self-protection, local authorities prohibit that.
Reuters
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The most powerful forces in human nature are self-protection and inertia.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
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It involved a radical internal shift and some extreme self-protection maneuvers.
Wired
12
In 1631 a still more searching measure of self-protection was adopted.
The Beginnings of New England / Or the Puritan Theocracy in its ...
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It was under some impulse of self-protection that he had written the statement.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
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Disguise, camouflage, adaptation: Eliot was rich in the strategies of self-protection.
The Guardian
15
You must have done something, because that gun's purely for self-protection.
Whispers Under Ground
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Said he would kill you, apparently commenced then, and you acted in self-protection.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
Translations for self-protection