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)行使(こうし)または(だれ)かを(きず)つけたり(ころ)したりした(こと)(たい)する正当(せいとう)()嘆願(たんがん)自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)または()(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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