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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 yvlog Forms
- ·ڱԳa· adjective
- ·ڱԳl adjective
- ·ڱԳl·ly adverb
- ·ڱԳl·ness noun
- d·ڱԳ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of defence1
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Example Sentences
Major public sector infrastructure projects - such as transport, offshore wind and defence - will be told to "Buy British", the newspaper says.
The case is at an early stage and Mr Wootton has not yet filed a defence to the claim.
Shapiro said there were times when trade barriers could be justified, like to bolster the defence industry or apply pressure on other countries to reduce their tariffs on the US.
"There is an operation there," he said when asked by reporters to comment on a Russian defence ministry statement that Ukrainian troops had unsuccessfully tried to enter the western part of the Belgorod region.
Insiders and those who have worked at Sentebale have been robust in their defence of Prince Harry and Meghan, and critical of accusations.
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