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justification vs defense

defense vs justification

justification and defense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
justification Yes No No No
defense Yes No No No
As nouns, defense is a hyponym of justification; that is, defense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than justification:
  • justification: a statement in explanation of some action or belief
  • defense: the justification for some act or belief
Other hyponyms of justification include cause, grounds, reason, defence, vindication.
justification (noun) defense (noun)
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a statement in explanation of some action or belief a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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
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