the steps that a country takes to protect itself against any attack

protection against harm, criticism, attack, etc.

the justification for some act or belief

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

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

the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

the case that is a combination of collected facts and adopted methods presented by or on the behalf of the accused party so that they would be granted a judgment of acquittal

a structure used to defend against attack

an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack