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Webster 1913 Edition
Defense
De-fense′
,Verb.
T.
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
[Obs.]
[Written also
defence
.] Better manned and more strongly
defensed
. Hales.
Webster 1828 Edition
Defense
DEFENSE
, n.1.
Any thing that opposes attack, violence, danger or injury; any thing that secures the person, the rights or the possessions of men; fortification; guard; protection; security. A wall, a parapet, a ditch, or a garrison, is the defense of a city or fortress. The Almighty is the defense of the righteous. Ps. 1ix.2.
Vindication; justification; apology; that which repels or disproves a charge or accusation.Men, brethren, fathers, hear ye my defense. Acts xxii.
3.
In law, the defendants reply to the plaintiffs declaration, demands or charges.4.
Prohibition.5.
Resistance; opposition.6.
The science of defending against enemies; military skill.7.
In fortification, a work that flanks another.DEFENSE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
defense
defense
See also: défense
English
Alternative forms
- defence (British)
Noun
defense (plural defenses) (American)
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- Department of Defense
- (obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
- Sir W. Temple
- Severe defenses […] against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.
- Sir W. Temple
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:defense
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Translations
action of protecting from attack
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anything employed to oppose attack
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argument in support or justification of something
team sports: strategy and tactics
team sports: portion of a team
government policy or structure