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| 1 | defense, defence
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| | | protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" |
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| 2 | defense, defence, defensive measure
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| | | military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" |
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| 3 | defense, defence, denial, demurrer
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| | | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" |
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| 4 | defensive structure, defense, defence
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| | | a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses" |
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| 5 | defense, defence, vindication
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| | | the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" |
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| 6 | refutation, defense, defence
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| | | 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" |
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| 7 | defense, defence, defense force, defence force
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| | | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" |
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| 8 | defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
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| | | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" |
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| 9 | defense, defence, defending team
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| | | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" |
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| 10 | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
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| | | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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