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defence
Definition:
(nou) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (nou) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (nou) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (nou) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (nou) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (nou) the justification for some act or belief (nou) a structure used to defend against attack (nou) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (nou) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (nou) protection from harm (nou) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Phonetic Transcription:
dɪˈfens
Examples:
The defence of the case was successful.
It is clear that there is no principled defence of the monarchy.
The court ruled in favour of the defence.
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