self-help

Definition of "self-help"
  1. A way for an individual to enforce their rights or rectify a problem without formal legal processes, provided they don't disturb public peace or violate any other laws
How to use "self-help" in a sentence
  1. After many ignored requests, she resorted to self-help to retrieve her bike that was borrowed months ago.
  2. The owner utilized self-help to repossess the car due to the buyer's non-payment.
  3. When his neighbor's overflowing rainwater flooded his property, he took self-help measures to divert the water flow.

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