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SE DEFENDENDO

\sˈiː dɪfɪndˈɛndə͡ʊ], \sˈiː dɪfɪndˈɛndə‍ʊ], \s_ˈiː d_ɪ_f_ɪ_n_d_ˈɛ_n_d_əʊ]\

Definitions of SE DEFENDENDO

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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s[=e] d[=e]-fen-den'd[=o], n. the plea of a person charged with slaying another, that it was in his own defence.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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