Defences

What do we mean by defences?

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

Something used to oppose attacks.

An argument in support or justification of something.

A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

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

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

Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

A word used when a person with a low spelling ability attempts to say DEFENSE! , but instead of a second S uses a C, like an idiot Urban Dictionary

A word used when a person with a low spelling ability attempts to say DEFENSE! , but instead of a second S uses a C, like an idiot Urban Dictionary

A pudding brought to stop others eating the your pudding, by providing them with an alternative pudding to eat. Also known as a 'tactical desert.' Urban Dictionary

Often seen in in play by female receptionists when a man arrives at the desk and towers above her for no apparent reason. She deftly places the palm of her hand on her chin and her elbow on the desk neatly blocking all attempts to 'View the Valley' with the strategicaly placed forearm. It is a position that can be strongly defended for hours especially when used in conjunction with a swivel chair. Not to be confused with: The Cleavage Offence. Urban Dictionary

Having a very small amount of troops which will lead to certain defeat. Urban Dictionary

The defence favored by the protagonist in Shaggy's song "It Wasn't Me". Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he maintains his innoncence by simply saying it was somebody else. Also liked by R. Kelly, O.J. Simpson, and Phil Specter Urban Dictionary

The act of recreating walls immediately after they are destroyed in the Warcraft III custom map: Farmer's Revolt, in order to prevent the hunter from getting to you and slaughtering you. Urban Dictionary

A legal defence to accusations of theft, popular in the somewhat down-at-heel South Wales Valleys town. The defence consists of 'It wasn't nailed down, your honour.' Urban Dictionary

A way for a girl to get out of someone flaming on them, by playing with their enormous breasts, or drawing attention to them, because they are too mentally challenged to use comebacks. Urban Dictionary

"Just obeying orders". This means precisely what it says.Failure to obey orders for Germans in any of the armed forces meant the firing squad or punishment battalion.Incompetence also equalled failure to obey orders.A punishment battalion usually meant that your days were numbered.So strictly adhering to orders was the only option for Germans in WW2.And of course not all would have been "nazis" ie members of NSDAP.Putting the General Staff of a nation on trial is definitely a dangerous precedent. Urban Dictionary

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