Offence vs. Defence

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  • Offence (noun)

    standard spelling of offense|from=British spelling|from2=Canadian spelling

  • Defence (noun)

    The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

  • Defence (noun)

    Something used to oppose attacks.

  • Defence (noun)

    An argument in support or justification of something.

  • Defence (noun)

    A scoring; contrasted with offence.

  • Defence (noun)

    The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

  • Defence (noun)

    Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.

    “Department of Defence”

  • Defence (noun)

    Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

  • Defence (verb)

    To furnish with defences; to fortify.

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