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the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
his teams are always good on defense
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military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
they died in the defense of Stalingrad
they were developed for the defense program
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the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
the defense called for a mistrial
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protection from harm
sanitation is the best defense against disease
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a structure used to defend against attack
the artillery battered down the defenses
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
in defense he said the other man started it
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the justification for some act or belief
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
he gave evidence for the defense
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an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
he joined the defense against invasion
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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