the defense
noun
law
: the lawyer or lawyers who represent the defendant in a court case
The defense rests, Your Honor.
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Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect now faces federal terrorism charges
Matar did not testify and the defense called no witnesses during the two-week trial.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The offense ranked 114th in scoring (21.8 points per game), and the defense ranked 109th (31.8).
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered officials to cut 8 percent from the defense budget over each of the next five years.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal agents leveraged four such databases for the advanced DNA technique, but only two of those work with law enforcement, the defense revealed last month.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The offense ranked 114th in scoring (21.8 points per game), and the defense ranked 109th (31.8).
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered officials to cut 8 percent from the defense budget over each of the next five years.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal agents leveraged four such databases for the advanced DNA technique, but only two of those work with law enforcement, the defense revealed last month.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
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“The defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20defense. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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