olemus
(a) noun
Wiktionary:
1. the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury
3. an argument in support or justification of something
3.1. (law, by extension) the case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding
3.2. (law, by extension) the lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case
4. (government, military, euphemistic) government policy or (infra)structure related to the military

civil defense -- tsiviilkaitse
defendant -- kostja; süüdistatav; kaebelune
defense attorney -- kaitsja (jur.)
defense council -- kaitseadvokaat
- Defense Department -- Kaitseministeerium
defenseless -- kaitseta, kaitsmatu, kaitsetu
defenselessness -- kaitsetus
defense of a thesis -- väitekirja kaitsmine
defense reaction -- kaitsereaktsioon
defenses -- 1. vastuväited 2. kaitseehitised
flank defense -- külgkaitse
in self-defense -- enesekaitseks
line of defense -- kaitsejoon
man-for-man defense -- meesmehekaitse
national defense -- riigikaitse
self-defense -- enesekaitse
statement of defense -- hagiavalduse vastulause
zone defense -- maaalakaitse

(b) adj
= military

vt ka
- kaitse (1)
- kaitse (2)
- laiuti kaitse
- sügavuti kaitse