defense against

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• Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis …   Wikipedia

• National Committee of Defense Against Communism — The National Committee of Defense Against Communism, (Spanish: Comité Nacional de Defensa contra El Comunismo) established on 19 July 1954, was a committee formed by Carlos Castillo at the request of the United States Central Intelligence Agency …   Wikipedia

• International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists — was held between November 24 and December 21, 1898 following the assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria by Luigi Lucheni on the promenade of Lake Geneva on September 10, 1898. 54 delegates attended from 21 different countries. Every… …   Wikipedia

• a reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in self-defense against the potential attack. — a reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in self defense against the potential attack. A person who agrees to work for a specified time in order to learn a trade,… …   Law dictionary

• defense — [dē fens′, difens′; ] also, and for n.6 usually, [dē′fens΄] n. [ME < OFr < LL defensa < fem. of L defensus, pp. of defendere] 1. the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger 2. the fact or state of being… …   English World dictionary

• Defense Pirc — Défense Pirc Cet article utilise la notation algébrique pour décrire des coups du jeu d échecs …   Wikipédia en Français

• defense mechanism — n. 1. any self protective physiological system or reaction of an organism 2. Psychiatry any thought process, as repression, introjection, or sublimation, unconsciously used by an individual as a defense against feelings of guilt, anxiety, shame,… …   English World dictionary

• DEFENSE FORCES — Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (1878–1948) The development of the self defense force of the yishuv was an influential part of the history of Jewish settlement in Ereẓ Israel. In the last quarter of the 19th century, when the first Jewish… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Defense in insects — Biston betularia: the melanic carbonaria (left) and the more common light colored typica (right) Insects have a wide variety of predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians …   Wikipedia

• defense — de|fense [ dı fens ] noun *** ▸ 1 someone/something that protects ▸ 2 proof someone/something is right ▸ 3 protection from illness ▸ 4 in sports ▸ 5 attempt to win again ▸ 6 behavior that protects 1. ) uncount actions that you take to protect… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Défense Pirc — Cet article utilise la notation algébrique pour décrire des coups du jeu d échecs …   Wikipédia en Français