defense

Definitions of defense in various dictionaries:

noun - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

noun - protection from harm

noun - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

noun - the justification for some act or belief

noun - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

noun - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States

noun - the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

noun - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

noun - an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

noun - a structure used to defend against attack

noun - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

noun - the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.

A means or method of defending or protecting.

An argument in support or justification of something.

Law.

The action of the defendant in opposition to complaints against him or her.

The defendant and his or her legal counsel.

The science or art of defending oneself; self-defense.

The team or those players on the team attempting to stop the opposition from scoring.

To attempt to stop (the opposition) from scoring.

verb - to guard against a specific attack