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defence

English

🔊 the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
“a good boxer needs a good defense”
🔊 protection from harm
“sanitation is the best defense against disease”
🔊 (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
“they died in the defense of Stalingrad”
🔊 a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
“he gave evidence for the defense”
🔊 the justification for some act or belief
“he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”
🔊 an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
“he joined the defense against invasion”
🔊 the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
“the defense called for a mistrial”
🔊 (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
“his teams are always good on defense”
🔊 a structure used to defend against attack
“the artillery battered down the defenses”
🔊 the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
“his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive”
🔊 (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires