(n.) The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
(n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
(n.) Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
(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.
(n.) Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
(n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Example Sentences:
(1) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
(2) I can see you use humour as a defence mechanism, so in return I could just tell you that if he's massively rich or famous and you've decided you'll put up with it to please him, you'll eventually discover it's not worth it.
(3) Defence lawyers suggested this week that Anwar's accuser was a "compulsive and consummate liar" who may have been put up to it.
(4) At first it looked as though the winger might have shown too much of the ball to the defence, yet he managed to gain a crucial last touch to nudge it past Phil Jones and into the path of Jerome, who slipped Chris Smalling’s attempt at a covering tackle and held off Michael Carrick’s challenge to place a shot past an exposed De Gea.
(5) He is a leader and helps manage the defence, while Pablo Armero can be a bit of a loose cannon but he is certainly a talented player.
(6) The percentages of bacteria phagocytized and intracellularly killed by macrophages rose to 60-80% and 85-95% respectively when the doubling time was longer, showing that S. mutans is particularly sensitive to nonspecific immune defence mechanisms when cultured under conditions similar to those of its natural ecosystem.
(7) It is apparent that in the development of reactive arthritis the patient fails in his first line of defence against the invading microorganism.
(8) Different games, different moments but it is very important to start winning our points at home.” City started their title defence by defeating Newcastle United 2-0.
(9) Alec played a role in the resignation of the UK defence secretary Liam Fox last year over his close ties to his friend Adam Werritty.
(10) A defence solicitor, Mike Schwarz from Bindmans, said his clients would be appealing to the high court.
(11) The decision came after Japan’s revised rules on the transfer of arms and defence technology, Suga said.
(12) And in terms of genuine defence needs (as opposed to state militarism), what greater known threat is there to human security than the prospect of runaway climate change?
(13) "We try to get closer to the people, we try to get lower down the command structures and we try to be more embedded than sometimes the Americans appear to do," the defence secretary said.
(14) Anxiety disorders are no longer regarded as consequences of conflicts and ineffective defences or as concomitants of other psychiatric disorders but rather as disorders of their own.
(15) He was accused of disrespecting the FA Cup with such a weakened team but he mounted a strong defence, referencing the club’s seven injuries that have left him with only 13 fit senior outfield players.
(16) Not only was an alarming amount of fissile material going missing at the company, Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (Numec), but it had been visited by a veritable who's-who of Israeli intelligence, including Rafael Eitan, described by the firm as an Israeli defence ministry "chemist", but, in fact, a top Mossad operative who went on to head Lakam.
(17) Navalny, represented by two defence lawyers, will argue that he did not lead a criminal group to embezzle 16m roubles (£333,000) from Kirovles, a state-run timber firm, while advising the region's liberal governor, Nikita Belykh.
(18) We’re covering defence; we’re strong; there’s no tries scored.
(19) That was the thing that told against us in the end and we have to be serious about that.” In defence of the Corbyn camp’s plans to renationalise privatised industries, John McDonnell MP, who is the candidate’s campaign agent, said that privatisation had been “a confidence trick”.
(20) Jake Schmidt, international climate policy director at the green campaigning group Natural Resources Defence Capital, said: "There's a cultural mismatch between the Qatari team and this process.
Defenceless
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) But the problem is because the targets are civilians, they are completely defenceless.
(2) The stereotypical image of a nation in which rising numbers of pensioners are being kept alive by modern medicine – but are crippled by arthritis, heart disease and Alzheimer's, and live huddled and defenceless in old people's homes – is simply not true.
(3) Just why William kills innocent and defenceless deer does not matter – the fact is, he does it, and we must go on and on asking why any form of violence is acceptable to the British establishment.
(4) Ben Flower tested that theory to the limit with his attack on an initially niggling but ultimately defenceless Lance Hohaia which ensured that the 17th Super League Grand Final made a greater national and international impact than any of the previous 16.
(5) 'They kill defenceless people': thousands flee Philippine city of Marawi Read more Who are the gunmen?
(6) Kony 2012 , the video that has now been seen 80m times, may have generated more heat than light on a number of issues: Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army , is no longer in northern Uganda; the region desperately needs money for resettlement; and focusing on one deranged war criminal who must face justice for his crimes will not end the practice of militias preying on defenceless villagers in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and the DRC.
(7) "They feel defensive and defenceless, and none of that makes us any safer."
(8) As their hot blood pours in torrents into the sea, the defenceless whales are finished off by winching them up by the tail to force their massive heads beneath the surface and electrocuting them as they thrash and drown in panicked desperation.
(9) There is no precedent in organised sport where punching a defenceless opponent nine times on the ground when he has collapsed but is conscious is acceptable.
(10) [Spoiler] Many too will be horrified by an interactive torture scene that pushes the player to perform acts of cruelty on a defenceless victim [spoiler ends] .
(11) Areas of control in Aleppo city and governorate Kerry and other senior officials have recently argued that US attempts to stem the violence are being ignored and that citizens and some armed groups nominally supported by the US are being left defenceless by Russian and Syrian strikes.
(12) "The callous act of deliberately ramming a boat full of hundreds of defenceless people is a crime that must not go unpunished.
(13) Concerning group 2: a) No one may be expected to kill an innocent, defenceless human being; and there does not exist any right of demanding such a thing.
(14) When you're suddenly tasked with steering a defenceless, vulnerable creature through life, the state of the planet instantly feels like less of a wearying joke and more of an outrageous affront to human decency.
(15) He had run for his life but tripped over a low fence and was stabbed while defenceless on the ground.
(16) Those left defenceless blamed impotent UN soldiers, but the real problem lay with a feckless and divided security council.
(17) Before Sandy, I said it was that with the extra energy in the atmosphere-ocean system it feeds super storms that intersect mega-cities left rendered defenceless by rising seas," McNutt said in a brief interview following her public remarks.
(18) He added that "those who use chemical weapons against defenceless men, women and children ... must be held accountable".
(19) The court heard how "vulnerable and defenceless" Sanam deteriorated over four weeks and died in severe pain, but to avoid being found out the defendants did not seek medical help.
(20) "Unlimited immigration from eastern Europe and elsewhere has left many British working people pretty much defenceless against constant downgrades in their pay and employment conditions."