Claim and Defence

Claim

Claim noun - An entitlement to something.

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Defence and claim are semantically related In some cases you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Claim and defence are semantically related in plea topic. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a noun "Defence".

good	good claim	good defence
special	special claim	special defence
best	best claim	best defence
better	better claim	better defence
Other adjectives: initial, legal, stupid, strong, actual, entire, real, main, major, absurd, final, primary, last, greatest, controversial, earlier, magical.

This would allow the victor to claim self-defence rather than becoming an outlaw.

Source: Quick Draw
On the rare occasions when they are called to justify themselves, the police invariably claim they had been acting in self-defence.

Source: The Dog Shot First
It allows him to fairly (more or less) claim self-defence when he kills Smithers, because Smithers was clearly reaching for the gun.

Source: Film / The Hateful 8

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