defense
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- noun
Synonyms for defense
the act or a means of defending
a statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or policy
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Synonyms for defense
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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- umbrella
- military action
- action
- air defense
- stand
- hasty defence
- hasty defense
- deliberate defence
- deliberate defense
- biodefence
- biodefense
- biological defence
- biological defense
- chemical defence
- chemical defense
- minelaying
- mining
- biological warfare defence
- biological warfare defense
- BW defence
- BW defense
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
protection from harm
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
the justification for some act or belief
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States
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- executive department
- DARPA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Department of Defense Laboratory System
- LABLINK
- United States Navy
- US Navy
- USN
- Navy
- U. S. Air Force
- United States Air Force
- US Air Force
- USAF
- Air Force
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- DIA
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Defense Technical Information Center
- DTIC
- National Reconnaissance Office
- NRO
- National Security Agency
- NSA
- U. S. Army
- United States Army
- US Army
- USA
- Army
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- BMDO
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- DISA
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- NGA
- Casualty Care Research Center
- CCRC
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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a structure used to defend against attack
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
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