·noun Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
II. Defence ·noun Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
III. Defence ·noun & ·vt ·see Defense.
IV. Defence ·noun The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
V. Defence ·noun Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, ·etc.
VI. Defence ·noun That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
VII. 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.