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Meaning of defence
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defence
n 1: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce
the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn:
{defense mechanism}, {defense reaction}, {defence
mechanism}, {defence reaction}, {defense}, {defence}]
2: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team
from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn:
{defense}, {defence}, {defending team}] [ant: {offence},
{offense}]
3: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the
defense called for a mistrial" [syn: {defense}, {defence},
{defense team}, {defense lawyers}] [ant: {prosecution}]
4: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against
attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn:
{defense}, {defence}, {defense force}, {defence force}]
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},
{defense}, {defence}]
6: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a
persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: {defense}, {defence},
{vindication}]
7: a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery
battered down the defenses" [syn: {defensive structure},
{defense}, {defence}]
8: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges
against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn:
{defense}, {defence}, {denial}, {demurrer}] [ant: {criminal
prosecution}, {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}, {defence}, {defensive measure}]
10: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense
against disease" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]
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},
{defence}]
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