noun prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
2. defence ·noun protecting plea; vindication; justification.
3. defence ·noun & ·vt ·see defense.
4. defence ·noun the act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
5. defence ·noun act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, ·etc.
6. defence ·noun that which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
7. defence ·noun the defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.