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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | |
| Synonyms: | defensive_measure defence | |
| Examples: | "they died in the defense of Stalingrad" "they were developed for the defense program" |
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| Related terms: | military_action air_defense mining stand umbrella chemical_defense deliberate_defense biological_warfare_defense biodefence hasty_defense military | |
| 2. | [ noun ] protection from harm | |
| Synonyms: | defence | |
| Examples: | "sanitation is the best defense against disease" |
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| Related terms: | protection | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the justification for some act or belief | |
| Synonyms: | vindication defence | |
| Examples: | "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" |
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| Related terms: | justification excuse alibi apology vindicate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sport) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | |
| Synonyms: | defending_team defence | |
| Examples: | "his teams are always good on defense" |
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| Related terms: | offense team sport | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (law) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | |
| Synonyms: | defense_team defense_lawyers defence | |
| Examples: | "the defense called for a mistrial" |
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| Related terms: | prosecution collection defend | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (government) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 | |
| Synonyms: | Department_of_Defense united_states_department_of_defense DoD Defense_Department | |
| Related terms: | executive_department United_States_Navy defense_logistics_agency department_of_defense_laboratory_system darpa ballistic_missile_defense_organization defense_intelligence_agency defense_technical_information_center national_reconnaissance_office national_security_agency u._s._air_force defense_information_systems_agency national_imagery_and_mapping_agency casualty_care_research_center United_States_Army | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
| Synonyms: | defence refutation | |
| Examples: | "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive" "in defense he said the other man started it" |
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| Related terms: | answer confutation rebuttal refute | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
| Synonyms: | defense_reaction defence_mechanism defence_reaction defence defense_mechanism | |
| Related terms: | process psychoanalytic_process denial projection conversion compensation displacement rationalization regression repression reaction_formation intellectualisation idealization isolation psychiatry | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a structure used for defense | |
| Synonyms: | defence defensive_structure | |
| Examples: | "the artillery battered down the defenses" |
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| Related terms: | structure fortress fortification cheval-de-frise outwork stronghold line_of_defense | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (military) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | |
| Synonyms: | defence_force defense_force defence | |
| Examples: | "he joined the defense against invasion" |
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| Related terms: | organization bastion defend | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (law) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | |
| Synonyms: | denial demurrer defence | |
| Examples: | "he gave evidence for the defense" |
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| Related terms: | prosecution due_process entrapment trial law | |
| Similar spelling: |
Devens defensive defence defensible deepness deafness devonshire |
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