| DEF | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
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| DEF | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
| DEF | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
| DEF | the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| DEF | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| DEF | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security |
| DEF | the lawyer representing the defendant |
| DEF | a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense |
| DEF | the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security |
| DEF | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
| DEF | the lawyer representing the defendant |
| DEF | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |