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Type Words
Synonyms defence, refutation
Type of answer
Has types rebuttal, confutation


in defense he said the other man started it.
Type Words
Synonyms defence, defending team
Type of team, squad


his teams are always good on defense.
Type Words
Synonyms defence, defense lawyers, defense team
Type of assemblage, accumulation, collection, aggregation


the defense called for a mistrial.
Type Words
Synonyms defence, demurrer, denial
Type of due process, due process of law
Has types entrapment


he gave evidence for the defense.
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.
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.
Type Words
Synonyms defence
Type of protection


a good boxer needs a good defense.
defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
Type Words
Synonyms defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense
Type of executive department
Type Words
Synonyms defence, defence force, defense force
Type of organisation, organization
Has types bastion


he joined the defense against invasion.
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.
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
Type Words
Synonyms defence
Type of protection


sanitation is the best defense against disease.

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.
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Defense attorney Sam Swanberg argued his client is not competent to stand trial.
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More examples
  • (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.