de\u00b7\u200bfense | noun | di-fen(t)s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
as antonym of “offense” often<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n :\u00a0<\/strong>the act or action of\u00a0defending<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n law<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>a defending party or group (as in a court of law)<\/p>\n\n\n\n :\u00a0<\/strong>the denial, answer, or plea of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought<\/p>\n\n\n\n :\u00a0<\/strong>the collected facts and method adopted by a defendant to protect and defend against a plaintiff’s action<\/p>\n\n\n\n :\u00a0<\/strong>an argument in support or justification<\/p>\n\n\n\n sports<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>a defensive team<\/p>\n\n\n\n :\u00a0ability to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest<\/p>\n\n\n\n : <\/strong>means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one’s team, or another<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n chess<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>a sequence of moves available to the second player in the opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n government<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>the military and industrial\u00a0aggregate\u00a0that authorizes and supervises arms\u00a0production, as in “defense<\/em>\u00a0contract”<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Defense companies get the bulk of their revenue from one customer — the U.S. government. Fortunately, that customer has deep pockets and a long history of paying its bills. The federal government\u2019s stability gives defense companies and investors some predictability when it comes to managing cash and projecting growth.” (Whiteman, The Motley Fool<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The United States led the ranking of countries with highest military spending in 2022, with 877 billion U.S. dollars dedicated to the military.” (Dyvik, Statista<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n