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(military) 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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protection from harm;
\\\"sanitation is the best defense against disease\\\"
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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 justification for some act or belief;
\\\"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory\\\"
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively;
\\\"the defense called for a mistrial\\\"
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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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a structure used to defend against attack;
\\\"the artillery battered down the defenses\\\"
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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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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury;
\\\"a good boxer needs a good defense\\\"
\\\"defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem\\\"