Defence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Defence	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Defence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defence n (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires Synonym(s): defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" Synonym(s): defense, defence, defending team Antonym(s): offence, offense the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" Synonym(s): defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers Antonym(s): prosecution an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" Synonym(s): defense, defence, defense force, defence force 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" Synonym(s): refutation, defense, defence the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" Synonym(s): defense, defence, vindication a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" Synonym(s): defensive structure, defense, defence a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" Synonym(s): defense, defence, denial, demurrer Antonym(s): criminal prosecution, prosecution (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" Synonym(s): defense, defence, defensive measure protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" Synonym(s): defense, defence 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" Synonym(s): defense, defence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defence \De*fence"\, n. & v. t. See {Defense}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defense \Defense"\, Defence* \De*fence"\, n. [F. d[82]fense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See {Defend}, and cf. {Fence}.] 1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger. In cases of defense 't is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems. --Shak. 2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection. War would arise in defense of the right. --Tennyson. God, the widow's champion and defense. --Shak. 3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification. Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense. --Acts xxii. 1. 4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action. 5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc. A man of great defense. --Spenser. By how much defense is better than no skill. --Shak. 6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.] Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain breadth. --Sir W. Temple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defense \De*fense"\, v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also {defence}.] Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales.