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defense
/dɪ'fɛns/
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  1. noun
    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
    "in defense he said the other man started it"

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    defence refutation
    type of:
    answer
  2. noun
    (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
    "his teams are always good on defense"

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    defence defending team
    Opposite:
    offense
    type of:
    team squad
  3. noun
    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    "the defense called for a mistrial"

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    defence defense lawyers defense team
    Opposite:
    prosecution
  4. noun
    a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
    "he gave evidence for the defense"

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    defence demurrer denial
    Opposite:
    prosecution
  5. noun
    a structure used to defend against attack
    "the artillery battered down the defenses"

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    defence defensive structure
  6. noun
    the justification for some act or belief
    "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

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    defence vindication
    type of:
    justification
  7. noun
    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"

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    defence
    type of:
    protection
  8. noun
    the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

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    defense department department of defense dod united states department of defense
  9. noun
    an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
    "he joined the defense against invasion"

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    defence defence force defense force
  10. noun
    (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"

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    defence defensive measure
  11. noun
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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    defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense mechanism defense reaction
  12. noun
    protection from harm
    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

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    defence
    type of:
    protection
Parts of defense
  • "national geospatial-intelligence agency"
  • "national reconnaissance office"
  • "national security agency"
  • "navy"
  • "lablink"
  • "nro"
  • "nsa"
  • "ccrc"
  • "casualty care research center"
  • "us army"
  • "bmdo"
  • "ballistic missile defense organization"
  • "army"
  • "us navy"
  • "usa"
  • "usaf"
  • "usn"
  • "nga"
  • "disa"
  • "dia"
  • "department of defense laboratory system"
  • "defense technical information center"
  • "defense logistics agency"
  • "defense intelligence agency"
  • "defense information systems agency"
  • "defense advanced research projects agency"
  • "darpa"
  • "u. s. air force"
  • "u. s. army"
  • "air force"
  • "united states air force"
  • "united states army"
  • "united states navy"
  • "us air force"
  • "dtic"
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