Defense ¹

Definition: Alt. of Defence

Defense ²

Definition: To furnish with defenses; to fortify.

defense ³

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

defense ⁴

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"

defense ⁵

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

defense ⁶

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

defense ⁷

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

defense ⁸

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"

defense ⁹

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

defense ¹⁰

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

defense ¹¹

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

Defense ¹²

Definition: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in

defense ¹³

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