plural of defense wound

(pathology) Synonym of defensive wound

plural of passive defense

(military) Forms of defense that offer protection without counterattacking.

(informal) A legal defense strategy in which the defendant categorically denies any involvement.

(basketball) A defense in which each player guards a particular opposing player.

(historical) A system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

(informal, law) A claim of self-defence against an unwanted homosexual advance.

plural of personal defense weapon

a compact fully-automatic or semi-automatic firearm similar to a submachine gun but firing a rifle round