I. i. defence, protection, defend; fəal ~ active / aggressive defence; tanka qarşı ~ anti-tank defence; anti-mechanized defence; kimyəvi silaha qarşı ~ gas defence; uzunmüddətli ~ permanent defences pl.; ~yə keçmək to take* up a defensive position; ~ üçün in defence (of); ~ altında under the protection (of); dissertasiya ~si defence of thesis (pl. -ses); ölkəni düşmənlərdən ~ etmək to defend one’s country against enemy; dissertasiya ~ etmək to defend (d.), to maintain a thesis; ~ olunmaq to defend oneself
II. s. defensive; ~ mövqeyi defenscive position, defences pl.; ~ şahidi hüq. witnesses for the defence; ~ çıxışı hüq. speech in defence (of); speech for the defence (of)