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defence
Noun
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Defence is the process of protecting.
The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.
Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.
Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.
Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.
When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.
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In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.
His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.
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The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.
I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.
arrangement
Noun
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Arrangement is the manner of being arranged.
The arrangement of furniture in the office was important for getting things done efficiently.
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An arrangement is a collection of things that have been arranged.
In the vase was a beautiful flower arrangement.
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An arrangement is a plans for some activity.
We made arrangements to meet after work.
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An arrangement is an agreement.
We came to an arrangement about who would wash the dishes.
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An arrangement is an adaptation of a piece of music.
wrote a piano arrangement of an English folk song called "Country Gardens"