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noun • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • the justification for some act or belief • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • protection from harm • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
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noun • a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia • any tightly knit group of trusted associates • a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Stinging sea creature that offers protection to 14-Across | ||||||
noun • any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves • marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton | ||||||||
It Offers Protection From French Criminal Crossword Clue
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DEFENCE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEFENCE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Criminal law requires proof of this element to establish criminal liability | |
2 | Group that offers "protection"
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22 Nov 2013 | New York Times / 22 Nov 2013 |
3 | Its application offers a firm digital protection
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23 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Cryptic / 23 Jun 2023 |
4 | Stinging sea creature that offers protection to 14-Across
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01 Apr 2004 | The Guardian Cryptic / 01 Apr 2004 |
6 | Therapist with patter – it offers protection
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7 | This act provides for extended criminal penalties and civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. |
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