systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies |
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason | protection from harm |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening | 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 |