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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "defense"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

the measures and actions a country takes to protect itself from military attack or threats

defense definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Air defense systems intercepted the incoming missiles.
02

protection against harm or danger

defense definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Immunizations offer defense against infectious diseases.
03

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ

the team, players, or tactics whose primary role is to prevent the opposing side from scoring or gaining advantage in a game or match
defense definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Coaches praised the defense for shutting down the rival's top scorer all night.
āϕ⧋āϚāϰāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

reasoning presented to support an act, belief, or decision

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor presented a defense of his interpretation of the text.
05

the person on trial and their legal team representing them in court

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jury listened carefully to the defense's statements.
06

an unconscious psychological process aimed at reducing anxiety linked to instinctive desires or impulses

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Projection is a defense people use to attribute their feelings to others.
07

a legal case or argument presented by the accused to deny guilt and seek acquittal

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The defense claimed the evidence was circumstantial.
08

a structure or fortification built to resist attack

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Moats served as an additional defense around castles.
09

an organized group or force tasked with resisting attack or providing protection

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Local militias acted as a defense during emergencies.

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