Definition of Defense. Meaning of Defense. Synonyms of Defense

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Definition of Defense

Defense
Defense De*fense", v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also defence.] Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales.

Meaning of Defense from wikipedia

- Look up defense, defence, or defensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defense or defence may refer to: Defense (military), forces primarily intended...
- The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged...
- The Defense (also known as The Luzhin Defense; Russian: Защита Лужина, Zashchita Luzhina) is the third novel written by Vladimir Nabokov after he had...
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'The Army of the Defense for Israel'), alternatively...
- Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm...
- The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces...
- For the Defense may refer to: For the Defense (1916 film), an American drama film starring Fannie Ward For the Defense (1922 film), an American mystery...
- In a jury trial, a Chewbacca defense is a legal strategy in which a criminal defense lawyer tries to confuse the jury rather than re****e the case of the...
- The Chigorin Defense is a chess opening named for 19th-century Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. An uncommonly pla**** defense to the Queen's Gambit, it...
- A defense pact (Commonwealth spelling: defence pact) is a type of treaty or military alliance in which the signatories promise to support each other militarily...