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Essential oil (health) and self-defense (sh)


Essential oil (health)


An oil derived from a natural substance, usually either for its healing properties or as a perfume. Some pharmaceuticals, and many over-the-counter or "holistic" Remedies, are based on or contain essential oils. Examples include products containing camphor or eucalyptus that help relieve congestive coughs, and the essential oils used in the practice of aromatherapy.





self-defense (sh)




In criminal law, an affirmative defense (e.g., to a murder charge) alleging that the defendant used serious force necessarily for self-protection.

The claim of self-defense must normally rely on a reasonable belief that the Other party intended to inflict great bodily harm or death and that avoidance by retreating was impossible. See also homicide.