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