the defense

noun

law

: the lawyer or lawyers who represent the defendant in a court case

The defense rests, Your Honor.

Examples of the defense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of the credit goes to the defense and to Andrew Golden, a junior who handles face-offs. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Lancaster guard Ava Womack (25), left, looks to shoot against the defense of Austin Westlake forward Wynn Thorne (10) during first half action. —Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026

Ramping up output of advanced interceptors and missiles Washington has spent much of the past year pressing the defense industry to accelerate weapons manufacturing, urging contractors to expand production capacity as demand for advanced munitions continues to grow. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026

The falling-out between the Pentagon and Anthropic highlighted the clash of cultures between the defense establishment and Silicon Valley, which has its roots in military innovations but has since turned squeamish about seeing its technology used for war. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the defense

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• nondefense
• penitence
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense