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  1. self-defense, self-defence, self-protectionnoun

    the act of defending yourself

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    self-defence, self-protection

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  1. self-defensenoun

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  1. List of paraphrases for "self-defense":

    self-defence, sdf, gsdf, self-defensive, self-defending, self, defense, vigilante

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  1. Deputy Defence Minister:

    It is within our legitimate right to self-defense to move any of our weapons to any area at any time within our sovereign territory.

  2. Brad Glosserman:

    The Japanese are more anti-militarist than pacifist, they're prepared to accept the necessity of self-defense.

  3. Lin Wood:

    I think any average citizen would know self-defense when they see it, this young man was attacked. He was attacked with what was clearly lethal force. He had the right to defend himself.

  4. Yasuo Hasebe:

    I think allowing the use of the right of collective self-defense violates the constitution, it cannot be explained within the framework of the basic logic of the past government views ... and considerably damages legal stability.

  5. Jeff King:

    Father Josiah Trenham said. The incident took place on April 12, some four months after a terror attack left 14 dead in nearby San Bernardino, and just over three months before a French priest was killed by ISIS-linked jihadists in his church. The events, whether far or near, underscore a grim new reality for pastors such as Father Josiah Trenham : Instead of offering sanctuary from evil, churches could in fact be attractive targets for terror. Many churches are now hiring self-defense instructors for classes or security guards that include off-duty police, said Ryan Mauro, a professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst for the Clarion Project. If you are an Islamist terrorist seeking self-glory, executing a priest will bring you more attention than executing an average civilian. While no lethal terror attacks have occurred inside a U.S. church to date, experts like Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, notes the threat tally is growing. I'm pretty sure there will be attacks in the future, until [ radical Islam is defeated ], we can expect Christians, including in the West, to rationally tighten security measures and try to protect themselves from attack. In February, Khial Abu-Rayyan, 21, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was arrested after Khial Abu-Rayyan told an undercover The FBI agent Khial Abu-Rayyan was preparing to shoot up a major church near Khial Abu-Rayyan home on behalf of ISIS. A month earlier, the Rev. Roger Spradlin of Valley Baptist Church – one of the biggest congregations in Bakersfield, Calif. – told attendees that they had received a threat written in Arabic. Undercover officers were then placed during worship services.


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