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• Self-Defense — • The right of a private person to employ force against any one who unjustly attacks his life or person, his property or good name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Self Defense     Self Defense …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Self-hating Jew — (or self loathing Jew) is a term used to describe a Jew who feels hatred toward his or her Jewish ancestry or other Jews. Several Jewish writers and activists critical of Israel or Zionism have alleged the phrase being inaccurately used against… …   Wikipedia

• SELF-DEFENSE — (in modern Jewish history). Jewish efforts against attacking mobs in Russia and in Austria Hungary from the end of the 19th century until shortly after World War I. The nature of the pogroms in this period (especially in the years 1881–82,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• self-defense — self defensive, adj. /self di fens , self /, n. 1. the act of defending one s person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self defense. 2. a claim or plea that the use of force or injuring or… …   Universalium

• Self-defense (Sweden) — In Sweden, the law of self defense ( sv. nödvärn) allows a person attacked to excuse or justify a proportionate use of violence in defence of the person or property.The lawChapter 24 of the Swedish criminal code states various conditions for… …   Wikipedia

• Self-defense — For the term as used in international relations, see defensive war. Self defense, self defence (see spelling differences) or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one s property or the well being of another from… …   Wikipedia

• Defended — Defend De*fend (d[ e]*f[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defending}.] [F. d[ e]fendre, L. defendere; de + fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh. akin to Gr. qei nein to strike, and E. dint. Cf. {Dint}, {Defense}, {Fend} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Right of self-defense in Maryland — In the state of Maryland, the right of self defense is primarily governed by case law and jury instructions. At present, the topic of self defense is not explicitly covered by statute. Contents 1 Duty to retreat 2 Meeting the duty to retreat… …   Wikipedia

• privilege against self-incrimination — A privilege of one who is accused of a crime, existing under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution, as well as under the constitutions of most of the states, not to be compelled to give self incriminating testimony. 21… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• List of people who have acted as their own attorney — Some legal jurisdictions permit defendants to act as their own attorneys during a trial (Pro Se is the legal term). Recent studies have shown that four out of five such defendants in the United States are found guilty. Defendants often act as… …   Wikipedia