self-help n. 自助；自力救济；私力救济 指不通过正常的法律程序而依靠自己的行为矫正被发现的不法行为。在英国，自力救济包括自卫〔self-defense〕、扣留牲畜要求赔偿损失〔distress damage feasant〕、排除侵扰〔abatement of nuisance〕和逮捕罪犯等措施。美国《统一商法典》〔U.C.C.〕和其他的制定法，也允许在不干扰和平的条件下实施自力救济，如实施占有。又称「self-redress」或「extrajudicial enforcement」。 (→self-preservation)
self-help, n. An attempt to redress a perceived wrong by one’s own action rather than through the normal legal process. • The UCC and other statutes provide for particular self-help remedies (such as repossession) if the remedy can be executed without breaching the peace. UCC § 9-609. — Also termed self-redress; extrajudicial enforcement. [Cases: Secured