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Definition of defence : 1. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
2. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
4. See Defense.
5. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
6. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
7. The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.

Synonyms:

self-abnegation, defense mechanism, defence reaction, abnegation, falsifying, defense, disproof, defence force, refutal, defending team, defense team, self-renunciation, defensive structure, defense reaction, demurral, defense force, self-denial, defense lawyers, demur, refutation, denial, defensive measure, vindication, defence mechanism, exoneration, disaffirmation, falsification, demurrer

Usage examples:

• For I will show you both telegrams," cried Miss Marlett, now on her defence; and rising, she left the room. - "The Mark Of Cain", Andrew Lang.
• It was in self- defence I struck at last. - "Not Pretty, But Precious", John Hay, et al..
• A few, however, thought that he had been murdered, and had shot the two men in self- defence. - "Hudson Bay", R.M. Ballantyne.