protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
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"
a defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
protection from harm
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
a structure used to defend against attack
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
