defense

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Synonyms: defence, defease, idefense

Antonyms: defence, defease, idefense

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Noun

1. The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
2. Anything employed to oppose attack(s). A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
3. A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
4. The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
5. An argument in support or justification of something.
   • to come to someone's defense
6. The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
7. The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
8. Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
   • Department of Defense
9. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) A prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

Verb

1. To employ defensive tactics (so as to block). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Verb

1. To furnish with defenses; to defend, protect.

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