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defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, refutation |
| Type of | answer |
| Has types | rebuttal, confutation |
in defense he said the other man started it.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defending team |
| Type of | team, squad |
his teams are always good on defense.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defense lawyers, defense team |
| Type of | assemblage, accumulation, collection, aggregation |
the defense called for a mistrial.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, demurrer, denial |
| Type of | due process, due process of law |
| Has types | entrapment |
he gave evidence for the defense.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defensive structure |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Has types | cheval-de-frise, fortress, fastness, fort, fortification, stronghold, line of defence, line of defense, munition, chevaux-de-frise, outwork |
the artillery battered down the defenses.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, vindication |
| Type of | justification |
| Has types | excuse, apology, apologia, alibi, self-justification, exculpation |
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence |
| Type of | protection |
a good boxer needs a good defense.
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense |
| Type of | executive department |
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defence force, defense force |
| Type of | organisation, organization |
| Has types | bastion |
he joined the defense against invasion.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defensive measure |
| Type of | action, military action |
| Has types | chemical defence, deliberate defence, deliberate defense, air defense, biodefence, stand, umbrella, chemical defense, bw defense, bw defence, hasty defence, biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, biological defense, mining, minelaying, biological defence, hasty defense, biodefense |
they died in the defense of Stalingrad.
they were developed for the defense program.
defense::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
| Type of | unconscious process, psychoanalytic process, process |
| Has types | idealisation, compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, idealization, intellectualisation, intellectualization, isolation, projection, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression |
Examples of defense
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Defense attorney Ed Edens said the facts were not as simple as Dalkin described.
From the dailyherald.com
Pretty defense, found at the table by Ron Smith and Brian Glubock, among others.
From the stltoday.com
Murray may have to testify in his own defense to provide the answers, Cron said.
From the stltoday.com
In their defense, the designers of the Mistraou know that the thing looks goofy.
From the stltoday.com
They briefly met with a defense expert on cell phone tracking after the hearing.
From the stltoday.com
The Mets love his defense and believe he added a spark when he played regularly.
From the newsday.com
Our defense was good enough to keep us there until we started making some shots.
From the thenewstribune.com
Moore could have used his Article 32 hearing to gather evidence for his defense.
From the thenewstribune.com
Defense attorney Sam Swanberg argued his client is not competent to stand trial.
From the thenewstribune.com
- (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"
- Protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
- The justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
- Defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- Department of Defense: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
- American football, known in the United States as football, is a sport played between two teams of eleven. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. ...
- In civil proceedings and criminal prosecutions under the common law, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) in an attempt to avoid criminal or civil liability. ...
- Defense (or defence) has several uses in the sphere of military application.
