a structure used to defend against attack
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
give a structure to
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
