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

Elsewhere, Will Campbell may be dealing with a new injury, Kyle Williams worked apart from the starters and the defense continued to deploy bulkier personnel at the start of team periods. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

The reality is the defense has been dominating the offense, though. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Clancy also spoke to the judge briefly to confirm that the defense and the prosecution agree on certain facts in the case. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Immediately after the play, Bush went to help Burden up before rejoining the defense. — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the defense

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