a nonverbal reaction | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
the speech act of replying to a question | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | protection from harm |
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims | a structure used to defend against attack |
| the justification for some act or belief |
| the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
| the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
| (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
| (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |