also: じりょくきゅうさい
noun
self-help; self-redress
Legal term referring to the act of enforcing one's own rights without resorting to legal procedures, generally prohibited in modern legal systems.
自力救済は原則として禁止されている。
Self-help is prohibited in principle.
彼は自力救済に訴えて、相手から直接金を取り戻そうとした。
He resorted to self-help and tried to recover the money directly from the other party.