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defence [n][en]

1)	protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

Synonyms :

defense defesa 辩护 defensa оборона 国防 difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 防衛

See Also:

protection

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

Synonyms :

defense defensive_measure defesa medida_defensiva 辩护 defensa оборона защитная_мера 国防防御措施 difesa difensive_misura défense mesure_défensive verteidigung abwehrmaßnahme 국방 방어 방어_수단 防衛防衛策

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

Synonyms :

defense demurrer denial defesa negação 辩护 defensa prorogacion negación 抗辩 оборона отвод отрицания 国防否认 difesa défense exception_péremptoire déni verteidigung rechtseinwand leugnung 거부 국방 방어 방소_항변 防衛妨訴抗弁拒否

4)	a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

Synonyms :

defense defensive_structure defesa estrutura_defensiva 辩护 defensa estructura_defensiva оборона оборонительные_структуры 国防防御结构 difesa struttura_difensiva défense structure_défensive verteidigung verteidigungsanlage 국방 방어 방어_구조 防衛防御構造

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

Synonyms :

defense vindication defesa vindicação 辩护 defensa оборона 国防 защита reivindicación apologie difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 防衛釈明 rivendicazione rechtfertigung 입증

See Also:

justification vindicate justify defend apologia

6)	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"

Synonyms :

defense refutation defesa 辩护 defensa 反驳 оборона 国防 Опровержение difesa défense verteidigung 국방 방어 反論防衛 논박

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answer rebut confutation rebuttal

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

Synonyms :

defence_force defense defense_force defesa força_de_defesa 辩护 defensa fuerza_de_defensa fuerzas_de_defensa оборона силы_обороны 国防力量国防 difesa défense verteidigung 국방 국방_포스 방어 강제_변호 防衛防衛力

See Also:

organisation defend bastion

8)	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"

Synonyms :

defense defense_lawyers defense_team defesa advogados_de_defesa equipe_de_defesa 辩护 defensa abogados_de_la_defensa el_equipo_de_defensa оборона адвокаты оборону_команды 国防辩护律师辩护律师团 difesa la_difesa_degli_avvocati défense avocats_de_la_défense équipe_de_la_défense verteidigung verteidiger verteidigung_team 국방 방어 변호인단 防衛弁護団

See Also:

defend prosecution

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

Synonyms :

defending_team defense defesa defender_a_equipe 辩护 defensa la_defensa_de_equipo оборона защищающейся_команды 防守队国防 difesa difendere_la_squadra défense défendre_l'équipe verteidigung verteidigende_mannschaft 국방 방어_팀 방어 防衛チームを擁護

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squad athletics defend offence

10)

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

Synonyms :

defence_mechanism defence_reaction defense defense_mechanism defense_reaction defesa mecanismo_de_defesa reação_de_defesa 辩护 defensa mecanismo_de_defensa_de reacción_de_defensa mecanismo_de_defensa оборона механизм_защиты защитная_реакция защитный_механизм 防御机制防御反应国防 difesa meccanismo_di_difesa reazione_di_difesa défense mécanisme_de_défense réaction_de_défense verteidigung abwehrmechanismus abwehrreaktion 국방 방어_메커니즘 국방부_반응 방어 防衛防御機構防御反応防衛反応

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