'defence' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'defence' with 8 example sentences.
- defence noun
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: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
: the justification for some act or belief
: a structure used to defend against attack
: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
: protection from harm
: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
The police realized that Dan acted in self-defence.
Denial is one of the strongest human defence mechanisms.
Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.
Ignorance of the law is not accepted as a defence.
He practised the natural defence style.
She came to my defence when I was accused of plagiarism.
He trusted his defence lawyer.
Tighten the defences! They're coming!