Thesaurus: defence

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1. n. & v. t. See Defense.
2. n. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
3. n. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
4. n. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
5. n. 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.
6. n. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
7. n. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
8. n. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
9. n. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
10. n. the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
11. n. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
12. n. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions