defends

P6876
predicate

Indicates that one entity protects or supports another entity against attack, criticism, or harm.

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All labels observed (30)

Label Occurrences
defends canonical 411
fightsFor 63
positionDefended 37

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: defends
Generated description
Indicates that one entity protects or supports another entity against attack, criticism, or harm.

Sample triples (598)

Subject Object
Letter from Birmingham Jail direct action ⓘ
Letter from Birmingham Jail nonviolent protest ⓘ
Letter from Birmingham Jail civil disobedience ⓘ
The Federalist No. 33 broad federal taxing power ⓘ
The Federalist No. 33 federal supremacy over state laws ⓘ
St. Vith United States Army units in December 1944 via predicate surface "wasDefendedBy" ⓘ
Captain Thomas Preston John Adams via predicate surface "wasDefendedBy" ⓘ
Captain Thomas Preston Josiah Quincy Jr. via predicate surface "wasDefendedBy" ⓘ
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems heliocentric model ⓘ
49th Missile Defense Battalion United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
49th Missile Defense Battalion U.S. allies and territories from certain ballistic missile threats ⓘ
"The Existence of Matter"
linked to: chapter "The Existence of Matter"
there is a world of physical objects independent of our minds via predicate surface "positionDefended" ⓘ
"The Existence of Matter"
linked to: chapter "The Existence of Matter"
belief in matter is rationally justifiable though not demonstrable with certainty via predicate surface "positionDefended" ⓘ
Enemies of the Permanent Things enduring moral norms ⓘ
Enemies of the Permanent Things enduring social norms ⓘ
Enemies of the Permanent Things Western cultural tradition ⓘ
Enemies of the Permanent Things religious foundations of society ⓘ
No Cross, No Crown Quaker principles ⓘ
The Man Versus the State individual liberty ⓘ
The Man Versus the State limited state power ⓘ
The Man Versus the State laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener Martin Gardner's philosophical positions ⓘ
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener Martin Gardner's religious views ⓘ
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener the value of rational inquiry ⓘ
Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
the Duke of Venice via predicate surface "defendsHimselfBefore" ⓘ
Doctor Stephen Strange Earth ⓘ
Doctor Stephen Strange multiverse ⓘ
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
linked to: Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
territorial integrity of South Korea ⓘ
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
linked to: Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
sovereignty of the Republic of Korea ⓘ
Digenis Akritas Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Digenis Akritas eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Battle of Tripoli (2019–2020) UN-recognized Government of National Accord via predicate surface "recognizedGovernmentDefender" ⓘ
linked to: Government of National Accord
Kasbah of the Udayas entrance to the Bou Regreg estuary via predicate surface "usedToDefend" ⓘ
Kasbah of the Udayas city of Rabat via predicate surface "usedToDefend" ⓘ
Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas religious policies of the States of Holland and West Friesland ⓘ
Atticus Finch Tom Robinson ⓘ
Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Cassio ⓘ
linked to: Cassio (character)
Patroclus Achaeans via predicate surface "fightsFor" ⓘ
Lady Byron Vindicated Lady Byron ⓘ
Human Action laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
Human Action private property ⓘ
Human Action economic freedom ⓘ
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis private property ⓘ
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis market prices ⓘ
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis economic calculation in a market economy ⓘ
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
Omnipotent Government laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
Omnipotent Government limited government ⓘ
Omnipotent Government individual rights ⓘ
Omnipotent Government private property ⓘ