noun, feminine/de.fɑ̃s/plural: défenses
defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose); defence; prohibition (often on signs informing onlookers that an activity is forbidden); fender; tusk (of animal)
“défense de fumer” — no smoking
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Late Latin dēfēnsa, from Latin dēfendō.