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defence meaning, definition, what is defence: the act of protecting something ... witness for the defenceThe defense argued that the case should be dropped. defence Wordfamily (noun) defence/defensedefendantdefenderdefensiveness (adjective) defenceless/defenselessdefensible≠indefensibledefensive (verb) defend (adverb) defensibly≠indefensiblydefensivelyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Sport,Defencedefencede‧fenceBritishEnglish,defenseAmericanEnglish/dɪˈfens/●●●S2W1noun    1protectionDEFENDa)[uncountable]theactofprotectingsomethingorsomeonefromattackdefenceof  InBritain,thedefenceofthecountryhashistoricallybeenlefttothenavy.  afirmcommitmenttothedefenseofhumanrights  Thefirstlineofdefenceisasmokedetector.b)[countable]somethingthatcanbeusedtoprotectsomethingorsomeonefromattack  Thearea’sflooddefencesneedrepair.defenceagainst  Theimmunesystemisthebody’sdefenceagainstinfection.→self-defence2militaryPROTECTACOUNTRYDEFENDa)[uncountable]allthesystems,people,materialsetcthatacountryusestoprotectitselffromattack  callsforanationaldebateondefence  theDefenseDepartmentb)defencesBritishEnglish,defensesAmericanEnglish[plural]allthearmies,weapons,structuresetcthatareavailabletodefendaplace  Theinvadingarmyeasilyovercamethetown’sdefences. 3againstcriticism[countable,uncountable]PROTECTsomethingthatyousayordoinordertosupportsomeoneorsomethingthatisbeingcriticizedinsomebody’s/something’sdefence  JeanwrotealettertothepaperinAngela’sdefense.defenceof  aphilosophicaldefenceofnationalismcome/leaptosomebody’sdefence  EvelynWaughcametoWilson’sdefenceandacknowledgedthebrillianceofthebook’sthemes.4inalawcourta)[countable]SCTthethingsthataresaidinacourtoflawtoprovethatsomeoneisnotguiltyofacrime  Majorhasagooddefenceandbelieveshewillwinthecase.  adefencelawyerb)thedefenceSCTallthelawyerswhotrytoproveinacourtoflawthatsomeoneisnotguiltyofacrime  Thedefensecalledonlyonewitness.→prosecution5emotions[countable]MPsomethingyoudoorawayofbehavingthatpreventsyoufromseemingweakorbeinghurtbyothers  Lizdroppedherdefencesandbegantorelax.6sport[countable]DStheplayersonasportsteamwhosemainjobistotrytopreventtheotherteamfromgettingpointsCOLLOCATIONS–Meaning2:defence+NOUNadefenceforce(=groupofsoldiers,pilotsetctrainedtodefendacountry)Thecountry'sdefenceforcesareonstandbyincaseofanattack.adefencesystem(=asystemofpeople,organizationsetctodefendacountry)Isthenationaldefencesystemadequate?adefencepolicyMinistersinBrusselshavebeendiscussingapossibleEuropeandefencepolicy.defencespending/expenditureTherewereplanstocutdefencespendingbyonebillionpounds.thedefencebudget(=amountofmoneyagovernmentmakesavailablefordefence)Theyhavecalledforthedefencebudgettobeincreased.theDefenceDepartment(=partofthegovernmentdealingwithdefence)Thisissecretinformation,knownonlytotheDefenceDepartment.theDefenceSecretary(=personinagovernmentinchargeofdefence)TheDefenceSecretaryisunderpressuretoresign. ExamplesfromtheCorpusdefence•Defencespendinghasrisenby10%inthecurrentbudget.•Nowhereinoneleadingtextbookisittreatedofasadefence.•Evenifitisfeasible,thereisnoguaranteethatthiswouldprovideadefencetoaninfringementaction.•AquickbreakbySwanseaafter17minutesagainexposedtheChesterdefence.•Middlesbroughweregrowinginconfidenceallthetime,winningthemidfieldbattleandoccasionallyopeningtheIpswichdefence.•NationalResearchLaboratoriesarelarge,publiclyowneddefenceresearchanddevelopmentestablishments.•Browning'sdefencelawyersaysthisandotherevidencecouldhavebeencrucialifheardbythetrialjury.•HethoughtyourfreelanceMrsHowardrepresentedthesamethingthathethinksherepresentshimself:thedefenceofthiscountry.•Thedefenceindustryreliesheavilyonsalesofweaponstoforeigncountries.•Beforethisdefencehasanyroletoplayitmustbeshownthatthedefendanthascommittedatort.•Thearticlewasaratherunconvincingdefenceofhereconomicrecord.lineofdefence•Atthemoment,thefirstlineofdefenceisusuallyasmokedetectorontheceilingineverycorridor.•Strategically,theMarneisimportantforthelastlineofdefenceitpresentsbeforetheSeine.•Heisthelastlineofdefencebutwhenwasthelasttimehewonuspointswithasave???•ShesucceededonthebillofsalepointbutRussellJ.wentontoconsiderhersecondlineofdefence.•Hiswould-beassassin,presumedtobeinjail,belongedtohissecondlineofdefence.•Thislineofdefenceisnobetterthanthefirst.•Onthefaceofit,twolinesofdefenceseemtobeopentohim.•Butneverthelesstwolinesofdefencestandbeforeliquidation:Chapter11ofthebankruptcycode. insomebody’s/something’sdefence•Relativesofthemensaytheywerewronglyconvicted,astheyhadactedinselfdefence.•RelativesofPooleandMillssaythetwomenwereactinginselfdefence.•ProbablythecleareststatementsonbookselectionarebyLesterAsheiminadefenceofbookselectionagainstthechargeofcensorship.•Cutbacksinlocaldefenceestablishmentsisalsoafactorinsomeconstituencies.•Thegreatsatisfactionwasthattheaspectsweconcentratedonintraining-defenceandwinninglooseball-workedoutwell.•Amongtheintelligentsia,hardlyavoicewasraisedinitsdefence,withtheexceptionofafewuniversityteachersofMarxism-Leninism.•ScottAldridgeandAndySummerfieldstarredinMoscow'sdefence.FromLongmanBusinessDictionarydefencede‧fence/dɪˈfens/BritishEnglish,defenseAmericanEnglishnoun[countable]1LAWthethingsthataresaidinacourtoflawtotrytoprovethatsomeoneisnotguiltyofacrimeIamunhappyaboutthewaymybarristerisconductingmydefence.2LAWthedefencethelawyersinacourtoflawwhotrytoprovethatsomeoneisnotguiltyofacrimethechiefwitnessforthedefenceThedefensearguedthatthecaseshouldbedropped.→compareprosecution3FINANCEactionstakenbyacompanytopreventatakeoverthatitdoesnotwant→crownjewelsdefence→Pacmandefense Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults civildefence self-defence defencedocument defencecontractor defenceelectronics defencemechanism crownjewelsdefence Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Maths Sport Christianity Electrical Seealltopics Wordoftheday tip theendofsomething,especiallysomethingpointed