defence

[dɪˈfens]

Definition:
1. The act of protecting somebody or something from attack, criticism, etc.
2. Something that provides protection against attack from enemies, the weather, etc.

Use 'defence' in a sentence:

1. She plays in defence.
2. I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand.
3. The government raised defence appropriations by 12 percent.
4. He has senatorial experience in defence and foreign policy.
5. The goaltending and defence are among the weakest in the league.
6. The Government has cut back on defence spending.
7. The immune system is our main defence against disease.
8. Further cuts in defence spending are being considered.
9. The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence.
10. Twenty-eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defence.
11. The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.
12. The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks.
13. The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected.
14. The firm has a cosy relationship with the Ministry of Defence.
15. He put up a stout defence in court.
16. Her defence was that she was somewhere completely different at the time of the crime.
17. Counsel for the defence submitted that the evidence was inadmissible.
18. I'm taking classes in self-defence.
19. He claims he acted in self-defence.
20. India spends over a fifth of its budget on defence.
21. Defence soaks up 40 percent of the budget.
22. The land was flat, giving no scope for defence.
23. Nobody spoke out in his defence.
24. The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment.
25. European political union would be incomplete without a defence element.
26. The Irish team were solid as a rock in defence.
27. The defence wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
28. Senior defence officials held private talks.
29. The president has appointed a civilian as defence secretary.
30. The military is expanding its antimissile defence system.
31. The team's weak points are in defence.
32. She put up a spirited defence in the final game.
33. Defence planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
34. Our defence had him closely marked.
35. I prefer playing in defence.
36. Welford cut through the defence to score the winning goal.
37. Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
38. Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
39. There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
40. The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease.
41. When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence.
42. She was quick to leap to my defence.
43. In mitigation, the defence lawyer said his client was seriously depressed at the time of the assault.
44. Defence of the realm is crucial.
45. Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
46. The government is trying to save £ 1 million on defence.
47. Pain acts as a natural defence mechanism.
48. He wanted to conduct his own defence.