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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
his teams are always good on defence
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
the defence called for a mistrial
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
he joined the defence against invasion
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
in defence he said the other man started it
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the justification for some act or belief
he offered a persuasive defence of the theory
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a structure used to defend against attack
the artillery battered down the defences
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
he gave evidence for the defence
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military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
they died in the defence of Stalingrad
they were developed for the defence program
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protection from harm
sanitation is the best defence against disease
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