| defense | protection from harm |
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| defense | military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
| defense | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
| defense | a structure used for defense |
| defense | the justification for some act or belief |
| defense | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
| defense | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
| defense | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
| defense | the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| defense | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| defense | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security |
| defense | the lawyer representing the defendant |