hätävarjelu

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (law) (legitimate) self-defense, self-protection especially in the context of justifying a crime, such as homicide

Etymology

Affix from Finnish hätä (emergency, distress) + Finnish varjelu.

Origin

Finnish

varjelu

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