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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- defense :(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- they died in the defense of Stalingrad|they were developed for the defense program
- defense :protection from harm
- sanitation is the best defense against disease
- defense :(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- his teams are always good on defense
- defense :the justification for some act or belief
- he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
- defense :the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
- the defense called for a mistrial
- defense :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
- defense :an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- he joined the defense against invasion
- defense :a structure used to defend against attack
- the artillery battered down the defenses