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Definition of defense : 1. Alt. of Defence
2. To furnish with defenses; to fortify.

Synonyms:

defence, falsifying, bumper, guardianship, apologetic, self-renunciation, disaffirmation, defending team, demur, advocacy, antitoxin, retaliation, confession, abnegation, defensive measure, defense team, defence reaction, testimony, statement, defense mechanism, offense, demurrer, defensive structure, demurral, proof, DoD, defense reaction, case, aegis, apology, refutal, protector, inoculation, backing, stand, alibi, siege, attack, vindication, maintenance, falsification, custody, precaution, defense department, self-denial, pleading, defence force, defense lawyers, exculpation, exoneration, assertion, defence mechanism, preservation, Department of Defense, apologia, ward, self-abnegation, defense force, declaration, front

opposition, disproof, parry, subversion, counter-evidence, negation, contradiction, confutation

entreaty, plea, suit, petition, appeal

explanation, denial, refutation, rebuttal, echo, answer, reply, reaction, response, retort, return, riposte, excuse, objection, justification, acknowledgment, rejoinder

countermeasure, screen, protection, fortress, argument, resistance, harbor, cover, barrier, barricade, stronghold, shelter, safeguard, wall, aversion, buffer, guard, counterattack, security, support, shield, backfire, armor, moat

Usage examples:

• I had to strike him down in self- defense. - "Gunman's Reckoning", Max Brand.
• You will be able to read my defense in the papers, and I need not go into it here. - "The Mistress of Bonaventure", Harold Bindloss.
• Strong and Hazard broke into a laugh which roused him to the energy of self- defense. - "Esther", Henry Adams.