Definition of defend

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Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection..
Defenser :: Defenser (n.) Defender.
Vindicate :: Vindicate (v. t.) To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify..
Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant..
Bank :: Bank (v. t.) To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank..
Defence :: Defence (n.) That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection..
Hyperaspist :: Hyperaspist (n.) One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender..
Nolo Contendere :: Nolo contendere () A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty..
Prevaricate :: Prevaricate (v. i.) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution..
Rejoin :: Rejoin (v. i.) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication..
Champion :: Champion (v. t.) To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
Enshield :: Enshield (v. t.) To defend, as with a shield; to shield..
Soldier :: Soldier (n.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest. See Termite..
Taxable :: Taxable (a.) That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) A form of defense in the action of replevin, by which the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully taken, as a distress, by defendant, acting as servant for another..
Prevarication :: Prevarication (n.) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution..
Protect :: Protect (v. t.) To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children..
Sea Bank :: Sea bank () A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
Fenci-ble :: Fenci-ble (a.) Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense..
Garrison :: Garrison (v. t.) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory..
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