defense

[deĀ·fense]

The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

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To furnish with defenses; to fortify.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947

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


n.
Alt. of Defence

v. t.
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.


Defense

De*fense", v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also defence.]
Better manned and more strongly defensed.

To furnish with defenses; to fortify.

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Usage Examples

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

As Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Barak have repeatedly said, the intelligence and security relationship between the United States and Israel at present is unprecedented. It has never been stronger.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.

But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists.

Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results.

All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the doubletalk of our time. The aggressor is always on the other side.

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