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Defense  Finance  and  Accounting  Service.  A  unit  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  Defense responsible  for  providing  professional  finance  and  accounting  services  and  for  overseeing  the Department’s day-to-day finance and accounting activities. — Abbr. DFAS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defense  Department.An  executive  department  of  the  federal  government,  responsible  for coordinating  and  overseeing  military  affairs and  the  agencies responsible for  national  security.  • The Department was established as the National Military Establishment in 1947, by combining the War and  the  Navy  Departments.  Its  name  was  changed  to  Department  of  Defense  in  1949.  The Department’s components…

defense counsel.See DEFENSE ATTORNEY. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defense Contract Management Agency.A unit in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for managing contracts to ensure that supplies and services are delivered on time and within cost and that they meet performance requirements. — Abbr. DCMA. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defense  Contract  Audit  Agency.An  agency  in the  U.S.  Department  of  Defense  responsible for conducting contract audits and for providing accounting and financial advice to all Department components responsible for procurement and contract administration. — Abbr. DCAA. [Blacks Law 8th]

defense contingent fee.See reverse contingent fee under CONTINGENT FEE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defense Commissary Agency.An agency in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for providing goods and services to members of the armed forces at reduced prices. — Abbr. DeCA. [Blacks Law 8th]

defense au fond en droit (di-fen[t]s oh fohn ondrwah).Civil law. Demurrer.

defense  attorney.A  lawyer  who  represents  a  defendant  in  a  civil  or  criminal  case.  —  Also termed defense counsel; defense lawyer. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.An agency in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for military research and development. — Abbr. DARPA. [Blacks Law 8th]