Meaning : (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Example :
They died in the defense of Stalingrad.
They were developed for the defense program.
Synonyms : defence, defensive measure
Meaning : Protection from harm.
Example :
Sanitation is the best defense against disease.
Synonyms : defence
Meaning : (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
Example :
His teams are always good on defense.
Synonyms : defence, defending team
Meaning : The justification for some act or belief.
Example :
He offered a persuasive defense of the theory.
Synonyms : defence, vindication
Meaning : (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
Synonyms : defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction
Meaning : The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States. Created in 1947.
Synonyms : defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense
Meaning : The defendant and his legal advisors collectively.
Example :
The defense called for a mistrial.
Synonyms : defence, defense lawyers, defense team
The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant.
prosecutionMeaning : The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
Example :
His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive.
In defense he said the other man started it.
Synonyms : defence, refutation
Meaning : An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
Example :
He joined the defense against invasion.
Synonyms : defence, defence force, defense force
Meaning : A structure used to defend against attack.
Example :
The artillery battered down the defenses.
Synonyms : defence, defensive structure
Meaning : A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.
Example :
He gave evidence for the defense.
Synonyms : defence, demurrer, denial
The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior.
criminal prosecution, prosecutionMeaning : The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.
Example :
A good boxer needs a good defense.
Defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem.
Synonyms : defence