Meaning of defense
Definition of defense
(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"
protection
from harm; "sanitation is the
best
defense against disease"
(sports) the
team
that is
trying
to
prevent
the
other
team
from scoring; "his teams are
always
good
on defense"
the
justification
for
some
act or belief; "he offered a
persuasive
defense of the theory"
(psychiatry) an
unconscious
process
that tries to
reduce
the
anxiety
associated with
instinctive
desires
the
federal
department
responsible
for safeguarding
national
security
of the United States; created in 1947
the
defendant
and his
legal
advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
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"
an
organization
of defenders that provides
resistance
against attack; "he
joined
the defense against invasion"
a
structure
used
to
defend
against attack; "the
artillery
battered
down
the defenses"
a defendant's
answer
or
plea
denying the
truth
of the charges against him; "he gave
evidence
for the defense"
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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