Defense

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Definitions:

Noun

defense defence defensive measure

Definition: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

defense defence

Definition: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

defense defence defending team

Definition: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

defense defence vindication

Definition: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

defense mechanism defense reaction defence mechanism defence reaction defense defence

Definition: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Department of Defense Defense Department United States Department of Defense Defense DoD

Definition: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

defense defence defense team defense lawyers

Definition: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"

refutation defense defence

Definition: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

defense defence defense force defence force

Definition: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"

defensive structure defense defence

Definition: a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

defense defence denial demurrer

Definition: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

defense defence

Definition: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"

Definition: The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.