DEFENCE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
defence
Protection from harm.
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- Sanitation is the best defense against disease.
Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
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- They died in the defense of Stalingrad.
- They were developed for the defense program.
A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.
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- He gave evidence for the defense.
A structure used for defense.
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- The artillery battered down the defenses.
The justification for some act or belief.
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- He offered a persuasive defense of the theory.
The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
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- His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive.
- In defense he said the other man started it.
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
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- He joined the defense against invasion.
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively.
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- The defense called for a mistrial.
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
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- His teams are always good on defense.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
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