Definitions for defence
dɪˈfɛnsde·fence

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defencenoun

   (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

2. defense, defence, defending teamnoun

   (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

   "his teams are always good on defense"

3. defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyersnoun

   the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

   "the defense called for a mistrial"

4. defense, defence, defense force, defence forcenoun

   an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

   "he joined the defense against invasion"

5. refutation, defense, defencenoun

   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. defense, defence, vindicationnoun

   the justification for some act or belief

   "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

7. defensive structure, defense, defencenoun

   a structure used to defend against attack

   "the artillery battered down the defenses"

8. defense, defence, denial, demurrernoun

   a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

   "he gave evidence for the defense"

9. defense, defence, defensive measurenoun

   (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. defense, defencenoun

    protection from harm

    "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

11. defense, defencenoun

    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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. defencenoun

   The action of protecting from attack.

2. defencenoun

   Something used to oppose attack.

3. defencenoun

   An argument in support or justification of something.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Defence

   see Defense

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

2. Defencenoun

   the act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

3. Defencenoun

   that which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

4. Defencenoun

   protecting plea; vindication; justification

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

5. Defencenoun

   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

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

6. Defencenoun

   act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

7. Defencenoun

   prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance

   Etymology: [F. dfense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. DeFence

   'deFENCE' is an interactive conceptual art project for freedom of cohabitation, designed in such a way as to include each beholder personally. In tradition of Marcel Duchamp, the two main roles of this exhibit are the work itself, and the person watching it. Only here, the subjective role of the beholder is not the only one. They are personally drawn into the exhibit, by way of a mirror. The work represents a house, with its door wide open, inviting and welcoming every visitor. Except, a certain visitor is watching this house over a barbed wire fence. On the other hand, this visitor is being watched from the window of the house. The author's intention was to combine these two persons into one, so that people who had never had the chance to be on the other side of the barbed wire, can benefit in two ways: Firstly, they can see how it is to be looking over a barbed wire into a house inviting you, which you cannot reach. And secondly, they can see themselves passively looking from the house at the person outside the fence, doing nothing to remove this segregation. The concept of this project is to bring to the attention of people living in the 'free' world that many of the boundaries that segregate others in a 'non free' world, are created by themselves. Or, at least, they do nothing to remove these boundaries. The wish of the author is to help remove all boundaries that separate people and worlds.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Defence

   de-fens′, n. a defending: protection: vindication: (law) a defendant's plea.—pa.p. Defenc′ed (B.), fortified.—adj. Defence′less.—adv. Defence′lessly.—n. Defence′lessness. [See Defend.]

Matched Categories

1. • Answer
   • Due Process
   • Law
   • Military
   • Military Action
   • Process
   • Protection
   • Psychoanalytic Process
   • Structure

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'defence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #816

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'defence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1966

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'defence' in Nouns Frequency: #340

How to pronounce defence?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of defence in a Sentence

1. Peter Alexiadis:

   What is clear from this case is that the Commission is now looking for viable network-based entry, what is certain is that this will render the defence of future mobile cases more difficult and the results will be more prone to uncertainty.

2. Barack Obama:

   What will never change (is) the unwavering commitment of the United States to the security and defence of Europe, of our transatlantic relationship and the commitment to our common defence.

3. Anton Siluanov:

   Regardless of having already curbed 2015 spending, we will ask parliament to cut by 10 percent all expenditure apart from defence spending. This is the decision we have made.

4. The Hanergy sales executive:

   The 30 percent is the research conversion efficiency rate for a thin-film technology used in aerospace or defence industries, like satellites. It uses a special kind of material which is extremely rare and expensive, if we can achieve such an efficiency ratio for all solar cells, we can build a real solar-powered car.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   My objective was to prevent misunderstandings between IDF (Israel Defence Force) units and Russian forces.

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