(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | projecting part of a rampart or other fortification |
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle |
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | a group that defends a principle |
protection from harm | |
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 | |