defense

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• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  Defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 9. februar 2013 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

  (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"

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

  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"

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

  a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

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

• 27. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  defense — navneord — engelsk

  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"