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Defense

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justification; argument

defense, defence, defensive measure(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"

defense, defence(noun)

protection from harm

"sanitation is the best defense against disease"

defense, defence, defending team(noun)

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

"his teams are always good on defense"

defense, defence, vindication(noun)

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(noun)

(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(noun)

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

defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers(noun)

the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

"the defense called for a mistrial"

refutation, defense, defence(noun)

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(noun)

an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

"he joined the defense against invasion"

defensive structure, defense, defence(noun)

a structure used to defend against attack

"the artillery battered down the defenses"

defense, defence, denial, demurrer(noun)

a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

"he gave evidence for the defense"

defense, defence(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"

means or method of defending

thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame

there's absolutely no defense for your actions

Tom wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer.

The defense rests.

The defense appealed the verdict.

The most effective defense is offense.

The defense was pleased by the verdict.

The defense attorney was pleased by the verdict.

The defense attorney asked for mercy for the condemned man.

Boeing developed a flying boat for the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is also called DEERS.

He trusted his defense attorney.

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• защита отбрана Bulgarian
• defensa Catalan
• obrana Czech
• forsvar Danish
• verteidigung German
• άμυνα Greek
• defendo Esperanto
• defensa Spanish
• پدافند پادرزم دفاع Persian
• puolustelu puolustus puolustautuminen Finnish
• verjaFaeroese
• défense la défense French
• cosaint Irish
• הגנהHebrew
• védelem Hungarian
• difesa Italian
• 防御, 防禦Japanese
• 방어Korean
• одбрана Macedonian
• weer verweer verdediging Dutch
• forsvar Norwegian
• obrona Polish
• defesa escudo Portuguese
• защита оборона Russian
• ȍbrana, ȍdbrana, о̏брана, о̏дбранаSerbo
• försvar Swedish
• захистUkrainian