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

To tell the story, Jarecki and his team had full access to both the prosecution and the defense in Durst's eventual trial, as well as many of the returning talking heads from the first season: friends and family of Berman and Kathie Durst, writers and commentators and lawyers. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024

Quinan also had the parents — both of whom are witnesses for the defense — arrested at their Texas home because of the laptop, and had a search warrant executed at the home of the defense’s laptop expert. —Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024

Following that, the prosecution will present its case, then the defense. —Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

While prosecution led by the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office argued that Kelly, armed with an AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle, opened fire on two unarmed men, the defense argued Kelly's testimony was changed by law enforcement and that the investigation into the shooting was biased. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024

Judge Elizabeth Beach attempted to halt the eruption from the defense table in Criminal District Court No. 1. —Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024

But subsequent case filings show that the defense's attempts to secure a new trial with her release, and, then, her conditional release, in the aftermath of the conviction were quickly denied by the state. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024

In recent court appearances, the two men have seemed almost chummy, whispering frequently to one another at the defense table. —Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Thompson alleged that the defense had, whether willfully or inadvertently, violated the court’s standing gag order that prohibits attorneys in the case from any public statements about it. —Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024