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self-defensive

adj

Etymology

From self-defense + -ive.

  1. derived from dēfēnsa — “protection”
  2. derived from defens
  3. inherited from defens
  4. formed as self-defense — “self- + defense”
  5. formed as self-defensive — “self-defense + -ive”

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting or relating to self-defense.

    • the laws on self-defensive killing

The neighborhood

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