an act of redressing or preventing a wrong by one's own actions rather than through legal proceedings
Self-help, or self-improvement, is a self-guided improvement—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis
The amount of money, in addition to receiving non-repayable grants, which colleges ask students to help finance their education through college work-study or loans
Self-help consists of people providing support and help for each other in an informal way, rather than relying on the government, authorities, or other official organizations. She helped her Mum set up a self-help group for parents with over-weight children
Self-help consists of doing things yourself to try and solve your own problems without depending on other people. a society that encourages competitiveness and self-help among the very young. a self-help book. the use of your own efforts to deal with your problems, instead of depending on other people
By a union, usually a strike; by a carrier, unilateral imposition of wages, benefits and work rules, or a lock out of all employees
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