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self-defenseIn criminal law, an affirmative defense (e.g., to a murder charge) alleging that the defendant used serious force necessarily for self-protection. The claim of self-defense must normally rely on a reasonable belief that the other party intended to inflict great bodily harm or death and that avoidance by retreating was impossible. See also homicide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Approximately one-third of those reported the aggression as self-defensive measures, one-third as mutual aggression, and another one-third as both mutual and self-defensive. In my opinion, this fight between artists and critics, which is said to force artists into a self-defensive need to write themselves, is a pseudo-antagonism. In the letter, Paul engaged in a self-defensive polemic (Gal 1:1; 1:20; 2:6, 6:17). |
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