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defense civil defense self-defense

Main Entry: de·fense
Pronunciation: di-fen(t)s; as antonym of "offense" often d-fen(t)s
Function: noun
1 : the act of defending : resistance against attack
2 : capability of resisting attack
3 a : means or method of defending b : an argument in support
4 a : a defending party or group b : a defensive team
5 : the answer made by the defendant in a legal action
- de·fense·less /di-fen(t)s-ls/ adjective
- de·fense·less·ly adverb
- de·fense·less·ness noun
- de·fen·si·bil·i·ty /di-fen(t)-s-bil-t-/ noun
- de·fen·si·ble /-fen(t)-s-bl/ adjective
- de·fen·si·bly /-bl/ adverb

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