…the action of defending from or resisting attack…
…the organization and training of civilians to be prepared for attacks in wartime…
…the South African armed services, consisting of the army, navy, air force, and medical service…
…the defence of one’s person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime…
…a defence in which Black responds to White’s advance of the queen’s pawn by moving the king’s knight to square f6, usually following with a fianchetto…
…an automatic reaction of the body against disease-causing organisms…
…the arrangement of defensive lines or fortifications so that they can defend each other…
…(in basketball, football, and hockey) a system of defensive play in which each player guards an allotted area of the field of play and guards an opponent only when the opponent is in his area…
…defensive measures taken to protect against an attack using biological weapons…
…the counsel for the defendant in a lawsuit…
