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Defence
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
(2):
(n.) The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
(3):
(n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
(4):
(n.) Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
(5):
(n.) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.
(6):
(n.) Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
(7):
(n. & v. t.) See Defense.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Defence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/defence.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Defence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/defence.html. 1828.
