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de·fence 
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de·fence·a·ble, adjective
de·fence·less, adjective
de·fence·less·ly, adverb
de·fence·less·ness, noun
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Defence
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| de·fence
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n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of defense. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: defense mechanism] |
| 2. | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: defense] [ant: offence] |
| 3. | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: defense] [ant: prosecution] |
| 4. | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: defense] |
| 5. | 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" [syn: refutation] |
| 6. | the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defense] |
| 7. | a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: defensive structure] |
| 8. | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: defense] [ant: criminal prosecution] |
| 9. | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [syn: defense] |
| 10. | protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" [syn: defense] |
| 11. | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem" [syn: defense] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
defence1 [diˈfens] noun
the act or action of defending against attack
Example: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.
defence2 [diˈfens] nounExample: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.
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the method or equipment used to guard or protect
Example: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.
defence3 [diˈfens] nounExample: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.
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a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court
Example: What is your defence?
See also: defenceless, the defenceExample: What is your defence?
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Defence
De*fence"\, n. & v. t. See Defense.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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