defends
P6876
predicate
Indicates that one entity protects or supports another entity against attack, criticism, or harm.
Observed surface forms (8)
- positionDefended ×4
- defendedObject ×3
- wasDefendedBy ×3
- defendsAgainst ×2
- usedToDefend ×2
- defendsHimselfBefore ×1
- fightsFor ×1
- recognizedGovernmentDefender ×1
Sample triples (90)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
chapter "The Existence of Matter"
surface form:
"The Existence of Matter"
|
belief in matter is rationally justifiable though not demonstrable with certainty via predicate surface "positionDefended" ⓘ |
|
chapter "The Existence of Matter"
surface form:
"The Existence of Matter"
|
there is a world of physical objects independent of our minds via predicate surface "positionDefended" ⓘ |
| 49th Missile Defense Battalion | U.S. allies and territories from certain ballistic missile threats ⓘ |
| 49th Missile Defense Battalion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| Against Apion | Jewish antiquity ⓘ |
| Against Apion | Jewish law ⓘ |
| Against Apion | Moses as lawgiver ⓘ |
| Against Apion | the antiquity of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| Against Eunomius | co-equality of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| Against Eunomius | orthodox Trinitarian terminology ⓘ |
| Atticus Finch | Tom Robinson ⓘ |
| Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) |
Government of National Accord
via predicate surface "recognizedGovernmentDefender"
ⓘ
surface form:
UN-recognized Government of National Accord
|
| Captain Thomas Preston | John Adams via predicate surface "wasDefendedBy" ⓘ |
| Captain Thomas Preston | Josiah Quincy Jr. via predicate surface "wasDefendedBy" ⓘ |
| Defense of the Ploiești oil fields | Ploiești oil fields via predicate surface "defendedObject" ⓘ |
| Defense of the Ploiești oil fields |
Columbia Aquila refinery
via predicate surface "defendedObject"
ⓘ
surface form:
Ploiești oil refineries
|
| Defense of the Ploiești oil fields | petroleum storage facilities in Ploiești via predicate surface "defendedObject" ⓘ |
|
Desdemona (character)
surface form:
Desdemona
|
Cassio (character)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassio
|
| Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems | heliocentric model ⓘ |
| Digenis Akritas | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| Digenis Akritas | eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| Doctor Stephen Strange | Earth ⓘ |
| Doctor Stephen Strange | multiverse ⓘ |
| Enemies of the Permanent Things | Western cultural tradition ⓘ |
| Enemies of the Permanent Things | enduring moral norms ⓘ |
| Enemies of the Permanent Things | enduring social norms ⓘ |
| Enemies of the Permanent Things | religious foundations of society ⓘ |
| Four Orations Against the Arians |
Nicene Creed
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene formula
|
| Four Orations Against the Arians | full divinity of the Son ⓘ |
| Four Orations Against the Arians | homoousios doctrine ⓘ |
| Human Action | economic freedom ⓘ |
| Human Action | laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| Human Action | private property ⓘ |
| J’accuse…! | Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ |
| Kasbah of the Udayas | city of Rabat via predicate surface "usedToDefend" ⓘ |
| Kasbah of the Udayas | entrance to the Bou Regreg estuary via predicate surface "usedToDefend" ⓘ |
| Lady Byron Vindicated | Lady Byron ⓘ |
| Letter from Birmingham Jail | civil disobedience ⓘ |
| Letter from Birmingham Jail | direct action ⓘ |
| Letter from Birmingham Jail | nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| Memorabilia | charges of corrupting the youth via predicate surface "defendsAgainst" ⓘ |
| Memorabilia | charges of impiety via predicate surface "defendsAgainst" ⓘ |
| No Cross, No Crown | Quaker principles ⓘ |
| Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill | colonial rights ⓘ |
| Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill | rights of American colonists ⓘ |
| Omnipotent Government | individual rights ⓘ |
| Omnipotent Government | laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| Omnipotent Government | limited government ⓘ |
| Omnipotent Government | private property ⓘ |
| On the Incarnation | Christian understanding of salvation ⓘ |