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Definition of 'defence'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

2. (noun) defense, defence, defending team
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
"his teams are always good on defense"

3. (noun) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
"the defense called for a mistrial"

4. (noun) defense, defence, defense force, defence force
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
"he joined the defense against invasion"

5. (noun) refutation, defense, defence
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"

6. (noun) defense, defence, vindication
the justification for some act or belief
"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

7. (noun) defensive structure, defense, defence
a structure used to defend against attack
"the artillery battered down the defenses"

8. (noun) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
"he gave evidence for the defense"

9. (noun) defense, defence, defensive measure
(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"

10. (noun) defense, defence
protection from harm
"sanitation is the best defense against disease"

11. (noun) defense, defence
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
"a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"

Definition of 'defence'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) defence
defense

Definition of 'defence'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) defence
the act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger

2. (noun) defence
that which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection

3. (noun) defence
protecting plea; vindication; justification

4. (noun) defence
the defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action

5. (noun) defence
act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc

6. (noun) defence
prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance

7. defence
see Defense

Translation of 'defence'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the act or action of defending against attack the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.
Afrikaans: verdediging	Arabic: دِفاع	Bulgarian: защита
Brazilian: defesa	Czech: obrana	German: die Verteidigung
Danish: forsvar	Greek: άμυνα	Spanish: defensa
Estonian: kaitse	Farsi: دفاع؛ حمایت	Finnish: puolustus
French: défense	Hebrew: הֲגַנָה	Hindi: रक्षा
Croatian: obrana, zaštita	Hungarian: védelem	Indonesian: pertahanan
Icelandic: vörn	Italian: difesa	Japanese: 防衛
Korean: 수비	Lithuanian: gynimas	Latvian: aizstāvēšana
Malay: pertahankan	Dutch: verdediging	Norwegian: forsvar, vern
Polish: obrona	Persian: دفاع؛ حمایت	Pashto: دفاع
Portuguese: defesa	Romanian: apărare	Russian: оборона; защита
Slovak: obrana	Slovenian: obramba	Serbian: odbrana
Swedish: försvar	Thai: การป้องกัน	Turkish: savunma
Taiwanese: 防衛	Ukrainian: захист	Urdu: حملے سے مدافعت کی کارروائ
Vietnamese: sự phòng thủ	Chinese: 防卫
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