(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | the act of testing something |
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | the act of undergoing testing |
protection from harm | trying something to find out about it |
a structure used to defend against attack | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event |
the justification for some act or belief | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications |
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 | |