de·fense2 /dɪˈfens $ ˈdiːfens/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] American EnglishAmE defense• Gary was an electrical engineer for a defense contractor in the Washington area.• Each clinic defense required extensive planning.• They have hired separate criminal defense attorneys.• Jeffery J.. Carlson, a Santa Monica defense lawyer offered a similar critique.• The Saints had 213 total yards against a Raider defense ranked last in rushing, passing and overall defense.• The defense contends the fight was an isolated case.• The defense for this kind of programing proceeds along the following lines.• The tragedy is that you have to twist the knife in your own gray matter to make this defense work.
From Longman Business Dictionary
defensedefenseFINANCELAW the American spelling of DEFENCE