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Defence

/dɪˈfens/
The act of protecting or resisting an attack or danger

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He has the choice of various defences.'Well now,' President Muffley said, 'civil defence...'Now Sir Ernest spoke in John's defence.

Etymology:

etymology
from Middle English defens, borrowed from Old French, derived from Latin defensum, meaning to defend or guard

Usage Statistics:

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