defesa

From Old Galician-Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”), from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō. Doublet of defensa and devesa.

• Hyphenation: de‧fe‧sa

defesa f (plural defesas)

1. defence (the act of defending)

   Synonyms: defendimento, protegimento

2. that which defends

   Synonyms: (figuratively) amparo, (archaic) defensão, (figuratively) égide, (figuratively) paládio, proteção

3. (law) the defendant’s representation (lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of the defendant in court)
4. defence (argument in support or justification of something)

   Synonym: justificativa

5. (sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
6. (higher education) the formal presentation of a dissertation, thesis or project

• (antonym(s) of “act of defending”): ataque, ofensiva
• (antonym(s) of “defendant’s representation”): acusação
• (antonym(s) of “defence, in sports”): ataque

• autodefesa
• legítima defesa