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defence (US), defense 1. Law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him 2. Law the defendant and his legal advisers collectively 3. American football a. the team that does not have possession of the ball b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances 4. Psychoanal See defence mechanism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In what relation the Apology of Plato stands to the real defence of Socrates, there are no means of determining. Ingrained in Michael's heredity, from the very beginning of four- legged dogs on earth, was the DEFENCE OF THE MEAT. On this point the defence of the Square seems to me to be impregnable. |
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