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Topic: defense
Definition:

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

    Related tag cloud:

  • attorney
  • lawyer
  • law
  • criminal
  • military
  • legal
  • defence
  • dui
  • litigation
  • insurance
  • offense
  • dwi
  • lawyers
  • security
  • trial
  • aerospace
  • attorneys
  • war
  • divorce
  • training
  • army
    • Resources:

    DefenseLINK - Official Web Site of the U.S. Department of Defense
    The official web site for the Department of Defense and the starting point for finding U.S. military information online.
    http://www.defenselink.mil

    Environmental Defense Fund WorldWide
    The EDF find the ways that work by creating economically viable solutions. Issues include: climate change, human health, biodiversity and oceans.
    http://www.edf.org

    Natural Resources Defense Council
    Non profit that uses law, science, and the support of its 500,000+ members to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe, healthy environment for all living things. Provides information on many environmental issues.
    http://www.nrdc.org/

    Children's Defense Fund
    Advocacy for American children, particularly poor and minority children and those with disabilities. Issues and programs include: Head Start, Healthy Start, Stand for Children, child care, health insurance, child safety, moral education.
    http://www.childrensdefense.org/

    Center for Defense Information
    An institute monitoring the military. CDI provides independent analysis in the form of research papers, educational videos, and free e-mail and print newsletters.
    http://www.cdi.org/