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"in defense he said the other man started it"nounthe speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
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"his teams are always good on defense"noun(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
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"the defense called for a mistrial"nounthe defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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"he gave evidence for the defense"nouna defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against himOpposite:type of:part of:
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"the artillery battered down the defenses"nouna structure used to defend against attack
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"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"nounthe justification for some act or belief
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"a good boxer needs a good defense" "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"nounthe act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
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nounthe federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947type of:
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"he joined the defense against invasion"nounan organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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"they died in the defense of Stalingrad" "they were developed for the defense program"noun(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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noun(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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"sanitation is the best defense against disease"nounprotection from harm
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excuse stand answer team action process protection construction collection squad organization structure apology umbrella fort defence alibi compensation fortress denial isolation mining organisation projection repression conversion justification stronghold displacement dod rebuttal entrapment regression accumulation bastion rationalization demurrer vindication munition assemblage fortification apologia refutation intellectualization aggregation fastness outwork idealization rationalisation confutation defending team defense lawyers defense team due process due process of law defensive structure cheval-de-frise line of defence line of defense chevaux-de-frise self-justification exculpation defense department department of defense united states department of defense executive department defence force defense force defensive measure military action chemical defence deliberate defence deliberate defense air defense biodefence chemical defense bw defense bw defence hasty defence biological warfare defense biological warfare defence biological defense minelaying biological defence hasty defense biodefense defence mechanism defence reaction defense mechanism defense reaction unconscious process psychoanalytic process idealisation intellectualisation reaction formation