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Self Defense Eg Crossword Clue

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noun

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

• an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

25%11 Act of self-mutilation for self-defense purposes
verb

• cause a body part to undergo autotomy

25%13 Psychological defense mechanisms involving the unconsciously self-soothing or self-nurturing behaviors
noun

• (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego

• (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

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