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1 civil defence
noun ((American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.) sivilforsvar -
2 defence
di'fens1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) forsvar, vern2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) vern, forsvar3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) forsvar•- the defenceforsvarsubst. \/dɪˈfens\/ eller defense1) forsvar2) ( jus) tilsvar, forsvar, defensorat, forsvarsskrift3) ( sport) forsvar4) beskyttelse5) verndefence counsel ( jus) tilsvardefence mechanism ( psykologi) forsvarsmekanismedefence programme forsvarsprogramdefences ( militærvesen) forsvarsverk (kroppens) forsvarsmekanismein defence of til forsvar forput up a defence forsvare segspeak in someone's defence vitne til noens fordelstand on one's defence forsvare seg
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