Statistical significance is a possible finding of the test, declared when the observed sample is unlikely to have occurred by chance if the null hypothesis were true. The name of the test describes its formulation and its possible outcome.
The protection of one's person or property against some injury attempted by another. Self-defense is a defense to certain criminal charges as well as to some civil claims. Under both Criminal Law and Tort Law, self-defense is commonly asserted in cases of Homicide, Assault and Battery, and other crimes involving the attempted use of violence against an individual. Statutory and case law governing self-defense is generally the same in tort and criminal law.
Dictionary entry overview: What does defence mean? â¢ DEFENCE (noun) The noun DEFENCE has 10 senses: 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively