(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | the activity of protecting someone or something |
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence |
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | kindly endorsement and guidance |
protection from harm | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition |
a structure used to defend against attack | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
the justification for some act or belief | defense against financial failure; financial independence |
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | the condition of being protected |
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 | |