# Defense

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**Defense** or **defence** may refer to:

## Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups

- [Defense (military)](/source/Defense_(military)), forces primarily intended for warfare
- [Civil defense](/source/Civil_defense), the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
- [Defense industry](/source/Defense_industry), industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology
- [Self-defense](/source/Self-defense), the use of force to defend oneself
- [Haganah](/source/Haganah) (Hebrew for "The Defence"), a paramilitary organization in British Palestine
- [National security](/source/National_security), security of a nation state, its citizens, economy, and institutions, as a duty of government - [Defence diplomacy](/source/Defence_diplomacy), pursuit of foreign policy objectives through the peaceful employment of defence resources - [Ministry of defence](/source/Ministry_of_defence) or department of defense, a part of government which regulates the armed forces - [Defence minister](/source/Defence_minister), a cabinet position in charge of a ministry of defense
- [International security](/source/International_security), measures taken by states and international organizations to ensure mutual survival and safety

## Sports

- [Defense (sports)](/source/Defense_(sports)), the action of preventing an opponent from scoring - [Defender (association football)](/source/Defender_(association_football)), an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals - [Defenceman (ice hockey)](/source/Defenceman_(ice_hockey)), a player, other than the goaltender, in a defensive position - [Defensive batting](/source/Batting_(cricket)#Defensive_shot), a method of avoiding being out in cricket

## Law

- [Defense (legal)](/source/Defense_(legal)), an attempt to avoid criminal or civil liability
- [Defence of property](/source/Defence_of_property), argument that a defendant should not be held liable for any loss caused while acting to protect their property
- [Right of self-defense](/source/Right_of_self-defense), the right for people to use reasonable force to defend themselves

## Places

- [Defence, Karachi](/source/Defence,_Karachi), a neighbourhood located within Clifton Cantonment of Karachi, Pakistan
- [La Défense](/source/La_D%C3%A9fense), a business district near Paris - The [Grande Arche](/source/Grande_Arche), commonly known as Arche de la Défense, near Paris

## Other uses

- [*The Defence* (TV series)](/source/The_Defence_(TV_series)), a 2018 Polish television series
- [Defense (chess)](/source/Defense_(chess)), a chess opening by Black
- [*Defence* (ship)](/source/Defence_(ship)), name of several ships - [HMS *Defence*](/source/HMS_Defence), Royal Navy ships of this name
- [Thesis defense](/source/Thesis_defense), oral examination required for certain advanced degrees
- [Defence mechanisms](/source/Defence_mechanisms), unconscious psychological mechanisms that reduce anxiety
- "The Defence", a song by Black Midi from *[Hellfire](/source/Hellfire_(Black_Midi_album))*

## See also

- [Defender (disambiguation)](/source/Defender_(disambiguation))
- [Biological defense (disambiguation)](/source/Biological_defense_(disambiguation))
- [National defense (disambiguation)](/source/National_defense_(disambiguation))
- [Protection (disambiguation)](/source/Protection_(disambiguation))

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