defense

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[Defense ](美国)国防部

defense

1. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

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2. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

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3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"

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4. protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"

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5. a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

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6. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

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7. the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

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8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

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9. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"

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10. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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