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defense, defence, defensive structure | a structure used to defend against attack | |
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defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | |
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defense, defence, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction | [in psychiatry] an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
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defense, defence, defending team | [in sport] the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | |
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defense, refutation, defence | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
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denial, defense, defence, demurrer | [in law] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | |
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defense, defence, defense force, defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | |
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defense, defence | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | |
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defense, defence, defensive measure | [in military] military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | |
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defense, defence | protection from harm | |
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defense, defence, vindication | the justification for some act or belief |