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Defence Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Defence?
[n] protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
[n] military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [n] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [n] a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [n] the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [n] 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" [n] an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [n] the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [n] the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [n] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires Synonyms | Synonyms for Defence: defence force | defence mechanism | defence reaction | defending team | defense | defense | defense | defense | defense | defense force | defense lawyers | defense mechanism | defense reaction | defense team | defensive measure | defensive structure | demurrer | denial | refutation | vindication Related Terms | Find terms related to Defence: See Also | accumulation | action | aggregation | air defense | alibi | answer | apologia | apology | assemblage | bastion | biological warfare defense | BW defense | chemical defence | chemical defense | cheval-de-frise | chevaux-de-frise | collection | compensation | confutation | construction | conversion | deliberate defence | deliberate defense | denial | displacement | due process | due process of law | entrapment | exculpation | excuse | fastness | fort | fortification | fortress | hasty defence | hasty defense | idealisation | idealization | intellectualisation | intellectualization | isolation | justification | line of defence | line of defense | military action | minelaying | mining | munition | organisation | organization | outwork | process | projection | protection | psychoanalytic process | rationalisation | rationalization | reaction formation | rebuttal | regression | repression | self-justification | squad | stand | stronghold | structure | team | trial | umbrella | unconscious process Defence In Webster's Dictionary \De*fence"\, n. & v. t.
See {Defense}.
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