defense lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• protection from harm "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies "they died in the defense of Stalingrad" "they were developed for the defense program"
• the justification for some act or belief "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive" "in defense he said the other man started it"
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack "he joined the defense against invasion"
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively "the defense called for a mistrial"
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring "his teams are always good on defense"
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution" "an insurance policy is a good safeguard" "we let our guard down"
• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury "a good boxer needs a good defense" "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"