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defense

1. n. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of their country"; "they were developed for the defense program"



2. n. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"



3. n. the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"



4. n. 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"



5. n. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
[n] the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"



6. n. the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"



7. n. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; created in 1947

Source : LawyerIntl.com

Language : English

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