Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defence | Yes | No | No | No |
refutation | Yes | No | No | No |
defence (noun) | refutation (noun) |
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | the act of determining that something is false |
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something |
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
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 |