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  defence/defense /dɪfˈɛns dɪfˈɛns/
   [Am.] Einspruch , Einwand , Einwendung , Einrede , Widerspruch  [Dt.] , Einsprache  [Schw.] , Appellation  [Schw.]  [adm.]  [jur.]
           Note: gegen etw.
     Synonyms: objection, protest, plea, exception
  
   see: objections, protests, defences/defenses, pleas, exceptions, good defence, peremptory defence, peremptory plea, preliminary objection, defences against claims arising from possession, defences against a new creditor, defences based upon the voidness of the marriage, defence of fraud, exceptio doli, defences of the surety, defence of multiple access/several lovers, exceptio plurium, defence of non-performance of the contract, defence of jack of jurisdiction, defence of the statute of limitations, defence of failure to pursue remedies, defence of lack of (prior) judicial prosecution, beneficium excussionis, take exception, veto, reject a defence, There is a defence.
  
           Note: to sth.

  defence(defense)
     n. U防御,保卫,防护;C防务,防御物;U辩护,答辩