Defence ¹

Definition: See Defense.

Defence ²

Definition: The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.

Defence ³

Definition: That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.

Defence ⁴

Definition: Protecting plea; vindication; justification.

Defence ⁵

Definition: Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.

Defence ⁶

Definition: Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

defence ⁷

Definition: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

defence ⁸

Definition: military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

defence ⁹

Definition: a defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

defence ¹⁰

Definition: a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

defence ¹¹

Definition: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

defence ¹²

Definition: 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"

defence ¹³

Definition: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"

defence ¹⁴

Definition: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"

defence ¹⁵

Definition: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

defence ¹⁶

Definition: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires