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The preservation of ones self from destruction or injury...
Self-defence
Self-defence, is a legal right and as with other legal rights the question whether a specific state of facts warrants its exercise is a legal question. It is not a question on which a State is entitled, in any special sense, to be a judge in its own cause, the Law of Nations, 5th Edn., 1955, p. 319.Means the use of force to protect oneself, one's family, or one's property from a real or threatened attack, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1364.Self-defence. both the life and limbs of a man are of such high value, in the estimation of the law of England, that it pardons even homicide, if committed se defendendo, or in order to preserve them. See DEFENCE; HOMICIDE.The use of force to protect oneself, one's family, or one's property from a real or threatined attack, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1364....
preserve
preserve pre·served pre·serv·ing 1 : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction [expenses necessary to the property] 2 a : to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding) [the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved "U.S. Constitution amend. VII"] [the dismissal of a chapter 7 case…reinstates certain transfers voided or preserved in the case "J. H. Williamson"] b : to maintain for use or consideration at a later time esp. by keeping a record of [deposed the witness to her testimony] [a party has the option of preserving the objection raised "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] pres·er·va·tion [pre-zər-vā-shən] n ...
Preservation
The act or process of preserving or keeping safe the state of being preserved or kept from injury destruction or decay security safety as preservation of life fruit game etc a picture in good preservation...
self-insure
self-insure : to insure by self-insurance (as in workers' compensation) [an employer wishing to its liability "Pennsylvania Statutes"] vi : to use self-insurance [a governmental agency that s] self-in·sur·er n ...
Self acting
Acting of or by ones self or by itself said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency automatic as a self acting feed apparatus a self acting mule a self acting press...
Self government
The act of governing ones self or the state of being governed by ones self self control self command...
Self appraisal
Self appraisal, the method of performance appraisal is based on the self-appraisal by the officer concerned. It is a method where the employee is asked to give, in his own words, his strong points, weak points and constraints faced by him in the service. The self-appraisal is then considered by the reporting officer who gives his remarks. Finally the higher reviewing authority decides the assessment by weighting both the employee's self-appraisal and the remarks given by the reporting officer, A.P. State Financial Corpn. v. C.M. Ashok Raju, AIR 1995 SC 39 (41): (1994) 5 SCC 359....
imperfect self-defense
imperfect self-defense : a defense based on self-defense that does not shield the defendant from all liability but reduces the liability esp. because the defendant actually but unreasonably believed that he or she was in imminent danger of death or great bodily injury NOTE: Imperfect self-defense is not recognized in all jurisdictions. When it is successfully used in criminal cases it eliminates the element of malice, reducing the level of the offense from murder to manslaughter. ...
self-dealing
self-dealing : engagement in a transaction that is intended primarily to benefit one's self or the narrow interests of a few (as corporate insiders) rather than those to whom one owes a duty by virtue of one's position [ by a trustee] self-dealing adj ...
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