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defence
[ dih-fens ]
defence
/ ɪˈɛԲ /
noun
- resistance against danger, attack, or harm; protection
- a person or thing that provides such resistance
- a plea, essay, speech, etc, in support of something; vindication; justification
- a country's military measures or resources
- ( as modifier )
defence spending
- law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him
- law the defendant and his legal advisers collectively Compare prosecution
- sport
- the action of protecting oneself, one's goal, or one's allotted part of the playing area against an opponent's attacks
- the method of doing this
- the players in a team whose function is to do this
- American football usually preceded by the
- the team that does not have possession of the ball
- the members of a team that play in such circumstances
- psychoanal See defence mechanism
- plural fortifications
Derived Forms
- ˈڱԳ, adverb
- ˈڱԳ, adjective
- ˈڱԳness, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڱԳa· adjective
- ·ڱԳl adjective
- ·ڱԳl·ly adverb
- ·ڱԳl·ness noun
- d·ڱԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of defence1
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Example Sentences
Tate has denied the claims in a written defence submitted to the High Court, calling them a "pack of lies" and "gross fabrications".
"In the first leg PSG were hoping to draw them out of defence and almost give them false hope by leaving spaces for them to attack into," Warnock told BBC Sport.
The trio have 82 goals between them this season and have put the fear into defences.
He appealed for air defences, tanks, rockets and fighter jets, with nations such as Germany hesitating over fears of the war escalating, before yielding to his requests.
McCourt did not give evidence during the trial but his defence argued that the prosecution's case was based on circumstantial evidence and that there were too many gaps in it that did not prove guilt.
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