Definition: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Usage: a good boxer needs a good defense; defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
Definition: protection from harm
Usage: sanitation is the best defense against disease
Main entry: defence, defense, defensive measure
Definition: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
Usage: they died in the defense of Stalingrad; they were developed for the defense program
Main entry: defence, defense, demurrer, denial
Definition: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Usage: he gave evidence for the defense
Main entry: defence, defense, defensive structure
Definition: a structure used to defend against attack
Usage: the artillery battered down the defenses
Main entry: defence, defense, vindication
Definition: the justification for some act or belief
Usage: he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Main entry: refutation, defence, defense
Definition: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
Usage: his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive; in defense he said the other man started it
Main entry: defence, defence force, defense, defense force
Definition: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
Usage: he joined the defense against invasion
Main entry: defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team
Definition: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
Usage: the defense called for a mistrial
Main entry: defence, defending team, defense
Definition: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
Usage: his teams are always good on defense
Main entry: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction
Definition: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires