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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Defense \De*fense"\, Defence \De*fence"\, n. [F. d['e]fense, OF.
     defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL.
     defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]
     1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended;
        protection, as from violence or danger.
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              In cases of defense 't is best to weigh
              The enemy more mighty than he seems.  --Shak.
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     2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to
        oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain
        security; a guard; a protection.
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              War would arise in defense of the right. --Tennyson.
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              God, the widow's champion and defense. --Shak.
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     3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
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              Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense.
                                                    --Acts xxii.
                                                    1.
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     4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or
        denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or
        prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the
        defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's
        action.
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     5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy;
        practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
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              A man of great defense.               --Spenser.
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              By how much defense is better than no skill. --Shak.
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     6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.]
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              Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen
              under a certain breadth.              --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Defense \De*fense"\, v. t.
     To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also
     defence.]
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           Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Defense \De*fense"\, Defence \De*fence"\, n. [F. d['e]fense, OF.
     defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL.
     defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]
     1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended;
        protection, as from violence or danger.
  
              In cases of defense 't is best to weigh The enemy
              more mighty than he seems.            --Shak.
  
     2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to
        oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain
        security; a guard; a protection.
  
              War would arise in defense of the right. --Tennyson.
  
              God, the widow's champion and defense. --Shak.
  
     3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
  
              Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense.
                                                    --Acts xxii.
                                                    1.
  
     4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or
        denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or
        prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the
        defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's
        action.
  
     5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy;
        practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
  
              A man of great defense.               --Spenser.
  
              By how much defense is better than no skill. --Shak.
  
     6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.]
  
              Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen
              under a certain breadth.              --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Defense \De*fense"\, v. t.
     To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also
     defence.]
  
           Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  defense
       n 1: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team
            from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
            [syn: defence, defending team] [ant: offense, offense]
       2: military action or resources protecting a country against
          potential enemies; "they died in the defense of
          Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
          [syn: defence, defensive measure]
       3: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the
          defense called for a mistrial" [syn: defence, defense
          team, defense lawyers] [ant: prosecution]
       4: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense
          against disease" [syn: defence]
       5: a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down
          the defenses" [syn: defensive structure, defence]
       6: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;
          "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive";
          "in defense he said the other man started it" [syn: refutation,
           defence]
       7: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a
          persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defence, vindication]
       8: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the
          charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
          [syn: defence, denial, demurrer] [ant: prosecution]
       9: an organization of defenders that provides resistance
          against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
          [syn: defence, defense force, defence force]
       10: the federal department responsible for safeguarding national
           security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 [syn: Department
           of Defense, Defense Department, United States
           Department of Defense, DoD]
       11: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the
           anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: defense
           mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence
           reaction, defence]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ΗΠΑ) (βλ: defence)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     n.
     (standard spelling of en defence from=US)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: defensar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     n.
     (standard spelling of en defence from=US)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     n.
     (standard spelling of en defence from=US)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: defensar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     n.
     (standard spelling of en defence from=US)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: defensar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     Englanti n.
     1 puolustus
     2 puolustuspuhe
     3 suoja, turva
     4 rauhoitus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  defense
     Engelska n.
     (tagg amerikansk engelska språk=en) ''variant av'' defence; försvar

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  defense /dɪfˈɛns/
  afweer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Defense /dɪfˈɛns/
  الدفاع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  defense //dɪˈfɛns// //ˈdiːˌfɛns// 
  1. защи́та, отбра́на
  action of protecting from attack
  2. отбра́на, отбранителни съоръжени
  anything employed to oppose attack

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  defense /dɪfˈɛns/
  obrana

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  defense /dɪfˈɛns/
  ochrana

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  defense /dɪfˈɛns/
  obhajoba