defence

What is the Definition of defence?

Noun:

1. (psychiatry)
2. (sports)
3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
6. the justification for some act or belief
7. a structure used to defend against attack
8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
9. (military)
10. protection from harm
11. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

Other meanings of defence (synonyms, cognates).