Self Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self. | | 2. | a person's nature, char
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acter, etc.: his better self. | | 4. | Philosophy. | a. | the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc. | | b. | the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience. | | –adjective | 5. | being the same throughout, as a color; uniform. | | 6. | being of one piece with or the same material as the rest:
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drapes with a self lining. | | 7. | Immunology. the natural constituents of the body, which are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system (contrasted with nonself ). | –pronoun | 9. | myself, himself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self. | –verb (used with object), verb (used without object) |
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Defense Definition–noun | 1. | resistance against attack; protection: Two more regiments are needed for the defense of the city. | | 2. | something that defends, as a fortification, physical or mental quality, or medication: This fort was once the main defense of the island. | | 3. | the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument, etc.: He spoke in defense of the nation's foreign policy. | | 4. | a speech, argument, etc., in vindication: She delivered a defense of free enterprise. | | 5. | Law. | a. | the denial or pleading of the defendant in answer to the claim or charge that has been made. | | b. | the proceedings adopted by a defendant, or the defendant's legal agents, for defending against the charges that have been made. | | c. | a defendant and his or her counsel. | | | 7. | Sports. | a. | the practice or art of defending oneself or one's goal against attack, as in fencing, boxing, soccer, or football. | | b. | the team attempting to thwart the attack of the team having the ball or puck. | | c. | the players of a team who line up in their own defensive zone. | | d. | the positions on the field, ice, etc., taken by such players. | | 8. | (initial capital letter ) Also called Defense Department. Informal. the Department of Defense. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | Sports. to defend against (an opponent, play, or tactic). | | From DictionaryRelated topics from Britannicaself-defense
in criminal law, justification for inflicting serious harm on another person on the ground that the harm was inflicted as a means of protecting oneself.defense mechanism
in psychoanalytic theory, any of a group of mental processes that enables the mind to reach compromise solutions to conflicts that it is unable to resolve. The process is usually unconscious, and the ...
Black Panther Party
American black revolutionary party founded in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The party's original purpose was to patrol black ghettoes to protect residents from acts of ...
war, law of
Article 51 of the Charter states the following: "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of ...
Solidarity
Polish trade union that in the early 1980s became the first independent labour union in a country belonging to the Soviet bloc. Solidarity was founded in September 1980, was forcibly suppressed by ...
Life Sciences
Rooted to the ground and thus unable to flee, plants need defenses against a variety of predators and disease-causing microorganisms. While obvious structural features such as thorns can deter large ...
cetacean
Aggression is common among cetaceans and is seen in normal herd behaviour and feeding. One form of aggression helps to establish social hierarchy: the dominant animal nips the less-dominant animal, ...
criminal law
The law generally recognizes a number of particular situations in which the use of force, even deadly force, is excused or justified. The most important body of law in this area is that which relates ...
small arm
A high rate of fire was especially crucial to last-ditch, close-quarters defense, and, with handguns as well as shoulder arms, this meant automatic loading. Following Hiram Maxim's experiments with ...
tactics
The last years of the 19th century witnessed the development of automatic weapons in the form of machine guns. Artillery, too, was revolutionized by the addition of recoil mechanisms, which obviated ...
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