Defence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (syn: defense)
- the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (syn: defense)
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (syn: defense)
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (syn: defense, refutation)
- the justification for some act or belief (syn: defense, vindication)
- a structure used to defend against attack (syn: defense)
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (syn: defense, demurrer, denial)
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (syn: defense)
- protection from harm (syn: defense)
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (syn: defense)
Extra examples
Best defence is offence.
They are to take measures for the defence of the country.
The company at one time had a significant tie to the defence industry.
Mountains are necessary as a defence against the violence of heat, in the warm latitudes.
The defence rests, Your Honour.
In Britain, the defence of the country has historically been left to the navy.
The first line of defence is a smoke detector.
The area's flood defences need repair.
The immune system is the body's defence against infection.
The invading army easily overcame the town's defences.
Jean wrote a letter to the paper in Angela's defense.
Evelyn Waugh came to Wilson's defence and acknowledged the brilliance of the book's themes.
Major has a good defence and believes he will win the case.
The defense called only one witness.
Liz dropped her defences and began to relax.
Word forms
singular: defence
plural: defences
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