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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Following a review of federal sentencing guidelines, prosecutors at one point said Combs could face 51 months to 63 months in prison, while the defense argued that the same guidelines instead suggested a two-year sentence.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The letters are intended to supplement the defense's sentencing memorandum, which asks that Subramanian sentence Combs to no more than 14 months in prison.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The letters are intended to supplement the defense's sentencing memorandum, which asks that Subramanian sentence Combs to no more than 14 months in prison.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“The defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20defense. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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