to repel an assailant

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• repel — v.tr. (repelled, repelling) 1 drive back; ward off; repulse. 2 refuse admission or approach or acceptance to (repel an assailant). 3 be repulsive or distasteful to. Derivatives: repeller n. Etymology: ME f. L repellere (as RE , pellere puls… …   Useful english dictionary

• Repel — Re**pel (r? p?l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repelled} ( p?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repelling}.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re re + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Repulse}, {Repeal}.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to check …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• repel — repellence, repellency, n. repeller, n. repellingly, adv. repellingness, n. /ri pel /, v., repelled, repelling. v.t. 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away …   Universalium

• repel — [c]/rəˈpɛl / (say ruh pel) verb (repelled, repelling) –verb (t) 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away; reject: he repelled several useless suggestions. 3. to resist effectually (an attack, onslaught):… …  

• repel — re•pel [[t]rɪˈpɛl[/t]] v. pelled, pel•ling 1) to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.) 2) to thrust back or away 3) to fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other[/ex] 4) to resist the absorption of: This coat repels rain[/ex] 5) …   From formal English to slang

• Repelled — Repel Re**pel (r? p?l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repelled} ( p?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repelling}.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re re + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Repulse}, {Repeal}.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Repelling — Repel Re**pel (r? p?l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repelled} ( p?ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repelling}.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re re + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Repulse}, {Repeal}.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unjust Aggressor — • According to the accepted teaching of theologians, it is lawful, in the defense of life or limb, of property of some importance, and of chastity, to repel violence with violence, even to the extent of killing an unjust assailant Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• striking distance — The position of one s assailant at such point that it is lawful to use force to repel the attack, the assailant being close enough to one as to lead one to believe that physical injury will be inflicted upon him by the assailant unless the latter …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• repulse — repulser, n. /ri puls /, v., repulsed, repulsing, n. v.t. 1. to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant. 2. to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like; refuse or reject. 3. to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the… …   Universalium

• Right of self-defense — This article and defense of property deal with the legal concept of justified acts that might otherwise be illegal. For the general act of protecting one s person from attack, see Self defense. For the 1983 Canadian action thriller film, see Self …   Wikipedia