Definition of Defense
- 1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies Noun
- 2. Protection from harm Noun
- 3. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring Noun
- 4. The justification for some act or belief Noun
- 5. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires Noun
- 6. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Noun
- 7. The defendant and his legal advisors collectively Noun
- 8. The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions Noun
- 9. An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack Noun
- 10. A structure used to defend against attack Noun
- 11. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him Noun
- 12. The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury Noun
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