Synonyms for ‘defending’. First, ‘defending oneself’ has a legal meaning – representing oneself in court, being one’s own lawyer in a civil action. Second, ‘defending oneself’ also can be physically fighting off an attacker – hitting the would-be robber with her handbag until the strap broke.
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