Words similar to self-defense

Example sentences for: self-defense

How can you use “self-defense” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The administration's position was that under the law of armed conflict, killing a person who posed an imminent threat to the United States would be an act of self-defense, not an assassination.
The Disneyfied Tarzan is such a wimp that he is not allowed to kill anything or anybody, although our Paleolithic pacifist is permitted to use martial arts techniques in self-defense.
Time 's trend story: Krav Maga, a self-defense technique invented by the Israeli military, has become popular in American gyms.
One inmate was released after Perez admitted that he and his partner shot the man and then planted a gun on him so they could claim self-defense.
Security Council, which has special responsibilities for the maintenance of 'international peace and security,' has openly applied the 'state's right of self-defense' to irregular fighters," Maeda said.