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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Lawyers for the defense called Border Patrol Supervisory Agent Kristopher Hewson as a witness.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
No alteration should have been made – not even a car wash – before the defense could examine it.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Although prosecutors attempted to follow up on the events of September 2021 that had changed her mind, the defense objected.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Clark echoed those sentiments as the defense prepares to face Iowa State’s unique offense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
No alteration should have been made – not even a car wash – before the defense could examine it.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Although prosecutors attempted to follow up on the events of September 2021 that had changed her mind, the defense objected.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Clark echoed those sentiments as the defense prepares to face Iowa State’s unique offense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
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“The defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20defense. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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