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defence(dɪˈfɛns) or defense

n 1. resistance against danger, attack, or harm; protection 2. a person or thing that provides such resistance

3. a plea, essay, speech, etc, in support of something; vindication; justification

4. (Military) a. a country's military measures or resources

b. (as modifier): defence spending.

5. (Law) law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him

6. (Law) law the defendant and his legal advisers collectively. Compare prosecution

7. (General Sporting Terms) sport a. the action of protecting oneself, one's goal, or one's allotted part of the playing area against an opponent's attacks

b. the method of doing this

c. the defence the players in a team whose function is to do this

8. (American Football) American football(usually preceded by the) a. the team that does not have possession of the ball

b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances

9. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal See defence mechanism

10. (Fortifications) (plural) fortifications

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