Safeguarding vs Defence - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between safeguarding and defence

is that safeguarding is protection while defence is the action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

is that safeguarding is present participle of lang=en while defence is to furnish with defences; to fortify.

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protection

(head)

* defense (US )

(en noun)

The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

* Shakespeare

In cases of defence 'tis best to weigh / The enemy more mighty than he seems.

Something used to oppose attack(s).

* 1592—1609 , , Sonnet XII:

And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence

Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.

An argument in support or justification of something.

* 1592—1609 , , Sonnet LXXXIX:

Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,

Against thy reasons making no defence .

A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.

Department of Defence

Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

* Sir W. Temple

Severe defences against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.

* See

* offence (Commonwealth), offense (US)

* antidefence, antidefense * ecodefence, ecodefense * Nuremberg defence, Nuremberg defense * defensive * defensiveness

(defenc)

(obsolete) To furnish with defences; to fortify.

* Hales:

Better manned and more strongly defenced .