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Meaning of SELF-HELP

Pronunciation:  self help, s'elfh'elp

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 Definition: [n]  the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
 
 See Also: aid, assist, assistance, help

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Self`-help"\, n. (Law)
    The right or fact of redressing or preventing wrongs by one's
    own action without recourse to legal proceedings, as in
    self-defense, distress, abatement of a nuisance, etc.
    
    
  2. \Self`-help"\, n.
    The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of
    others.
    
    
 

 

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