---

• n  the act of defending yourself

• In Phoenix, pump jockeys began packing pistols for self-protection, they explained.
• A lot of them are widows who are alone, and they want to have self-protection, just because of the economy.
• According to Ryu, it was Ikeda who transformed Soka Gakkai's strategy of self-protection into a bid for political power.

• self-defense
• self-defence

News & Articles

---

• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Forgive and heal thyself
  Keeping a grudge, being indignant and unforgiving of another's wrongdoing is a common self-preservation mode. It is believed to be a self-protective mechanism that provides refuge from future assault, betrayal or harm. But is this mode of self-protection helpful or harmful to you?
  June 16, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Quotes

---

• Tina Brown in Washington Post
  It seems clear now that Diana, for reasons of panicked self-protection, colluded with the Palace machine to protect the anachronistic facade of virginity,Brown wrote. "In a sense, the Love Train incident was the moment she first became a...
• Swraj Paul in Business Standard
  While underlining his socialist orientation, NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today said that conservative, socialist economic model is flawed as it produces "lot of lethargy and lot of self-protection."
• Wen Jiabao in People's Daily Online
  Wen said it is imperative to strengthen work safety training on workers to "promote their awareness of safety and strengthen their ability of self-protection."