Definitions For Defense

noun

• 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
• The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
• The act of defending someone or something from attack
• Something that is used to protect yourself, your country, etc.
• The act of speaking or writing in support of someone or something that is being attacked or criticized