Thesaurus: defense

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1. n. Alt. of Defence
2. v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
3. n. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
4. n. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
5. n. protection from harm
6. n. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
7. n. the justification for some act or belief
8. n. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
9. n. the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
10. n. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
11. n. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
12. n. a structure used to defend against attack