In the field of law, the argument put forward to refute or counteract an accusation is called a defense.
From the Latin defēnsa , the notion of defense is associated with the verb defend . This action, for its part, refers to caring for, protecting or conserving something . Defense, therefore, is that which provides protection in some way or the result of defending oneself.
For example: "Do you have anything to say in your defense?" , «I bought the weapon for personal defense, not to attack someone» , «The team will have to improve its defense if it wants to win the tournament» .
Defense in the field of health
Regarding health , defenses are known as those body mechanisms that allow us to repel the action of pathogenic agents.
"You should eat foods that have vitamin C to improve your natural defenses against the flu" y "My defenses are low due to the virus" son expresiones que muestran este uso.
The concept in law
In the field of law , the defense is the argument that someone uses in the context of a trial to counter or refute an accusation.
The term, by extension, is used to name the lawyer who defends the accused: "The defense will try to demonstrate that, that night, their client was three hundred kilometers from the scene of the crime," "In my defense you can say that I never had a aggressive behavior .
national defense
In the same way, we cannot ignore talking about the defense of a country. And it is that under this name, also known as national defense, the entire set of actions and infrastructures that exist in that country are framed to be able to avoid or reject military attacks suffered.
For this reason, each nation usually has its Ministry of Defense, which is in charge of coordinating and managing all the actions that must be undertaken, both within the borders and outside them, to ensure that citizens have a life in peace and without dangers of any kind.
Self-defense consists of a series of techniques to repel possible attacks.
A personal resource
Likewise, we must not forget what is known as self-defense . This is a term used to refer to techniques that an individual performs with the clear objective of being able to stop an offensive action that another person performs on him.
Within the military field, self-defense is widely used, since it is the way for soldiers to be prepared to face what is known as "hand-to-hand combat." However, we cannot forget that it is increasingly taught so that any woman can protect herself and repel any type of sexual or physical aggression that she may receive.
Defense in sports
In sport , defense is that line formed by the players who have the function of containing and rejecting the rival's attack. Defense can be considered as a position on the field , a strategy or a mission : "The Scottish defender was suspended for attacking a referee" , "The team failed in defense and had to settle for a draw" .
In the field of football is where the term in question is most commonly talked about. At the moment, among the most important and famous defenders in this sport are Sergio Ramos, Filipe Luis, Miranda, Philipp Lahm, Gerard Piqué, Mascheranno, Mats Hummels...
Defensa , finally, is the name of a street that runs through the oldest areas of the city of Buenos Aires .