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    [Noun]  | "de*fense" | \ di-ˈfen(t)s \


    1: the act or action of defending

    2: the denial, answer, or plea of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : a defendant 's denial, answer, or plea

    3: capability of resisting attack

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English defense, defence, borrowed from Anglo-French defens, defense, defence, borrowed from Medieval Latin dēfensa, dēfensum (Late Latin dēfensa "vengeance"), nominal derivatives from feminine and neuter of Latin dēfensus, past participle of dēfendere "to ward off, {see: |defend|defend}";

    [Noun]  | "defense mechanism" 


    1: an often unconscious mental process (such as repression) that makes possible compromise solutions to personal problems

    2: a defensive reaction by an organism

    Origin: 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil defense" 


    1: the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster

    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Noun]  | "cyber defense" 


    1: steps or measures taken to protect online resources (such as a computer network or database) against unauthorized access or attack : cybersecurity

    2: the capability to resist cyberattacks

    3: the software, hardware, etc. used to protect against cyberattacks

    Origin: 1995 ;

    [Noun]  | "self-de*fense" | \ ˌself-di-ˈfen(t)s \


    1: a plea of justification for the use of force or for homicide

    2: the act of defending oneself, one's property, or a close relative

    Origin: 1609 ;

    [Noun]  | "zone defense" 


    1: a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent

    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Verb]  | "defense" 


    1: to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play) : to attempt to keep (an opponent or play) from scoring in a game or contest

    Origin: 1932 ;

     Derivative of {see: |defense:1|defense:1};

    [Idiom]  | "come/jump to someone's defense" 


    1: to say that someone is right or good

    [Idiom]  | "in defense of (something or someone)" 


    1: in order to keep (something) safe that is being physically attacked

    2: in support of (someone or something) that is being verbally attacked or criticized

    [Noun]  | "defense" 


    1: means or method of defending;


      * e.g., " ... thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals "



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    2: an explanation that frees one from fault or blame;


      * e.g., " ... there's absolutely no defense for your actions "



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     [ "defense" ]

    1: heroin

      * e.g.,  ... i shoot that defense nigga ! 

     [ "defensive" ]

    1: Defending yourself every time someone says something to you .

      * e.g.,  ... Quit being so defensive . 

     [ "Defense" ]

    1: Something the New York Knicks can’t do

      * e.g.,  ... Wow the Knicks really suck at defense! 

     [ "Defenseful" ]

    1: The act of having a defense so dutiful that you become full of it

      * e.g.,  ... I am very defenseful of my position as a vegan. 

     [ "Defensive" ]

    1: The most defensive people in the world are the ones who call other people defensive, and never admit to being defensive themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... The girl says you're too defensive. 

     [ "Defensive" ]

    1: Defensive is no matter how many fights you try to pick with somebody, you always say you're the one fighting back. You're always David, the other guy is always Goliath, no matter what lead up to the incident.

      * e.g.,  ... The girl was defensive, but still expected to be treated as human. When you're defensive, the other guy isn't human, therefore why should you be. Defensive is the belief that you don't deserve to suffer as much as everyone else. Defensive is the assumption that you're the only one being pushed. 

     [ "Defensive" ]

    1: Someone that always tries to pick on people they are too weak to acknowledge they have negative feelings for/about, so instead of acknowledging their negative feelings, they talk a bunch of shit.

      * e.g.,  ... The defensive girl that was always mouthy didn't want people to think she actually hated somebody, since that would contradict her false love/light/hope image, and people would then be able to pick back at her double standards after that, so she always made it look like she meant no harm by what she said. 

     [ "Defensive" ]

    1: Defensive is no matter how many fights you try to pick with somebody, you always say you're the one fighting back. You're always David, the other guy is always Goliath, no matter what lead up to the incident.

      * e.g.,  ... The girl was defensive, but still expected to be treated as human. When you're defensive, the other guy isn't human, therefore why should you be. Defensive is the belief that you don't deserve to suffer as much as everyone else. 

     [ "Shaggy Defense" ]

    1: When someone is caught committing a crime (mainly one sexual in nature, but can refer to all crimes), with overwhelming evidence to prove they did it; in their defense, the culprit denies that they were the one caught doing the crime. Derived from the Shaggy song "It Wasn't Me", which describes a man being caught having sex with another woman by his wife, and subsequently denying that it was him she actually saw.

      * e.g.,  ... When caught on video having sex with a 14 year old girl, R. Kelly employed the Shaggy Defense; he just denied that he was the one in the video. 

     [ "The Asuka Defense" ]

    1: When someone evades an accusation by just saying they didn’t do it and it works.

      * e.g.,  ... “She has no real alibi, she’s just throwing out The Asuka Defense.” 

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