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

Both the prosecution and the defense appealed that verdict, with the prosecution requesting 14 years and the defense pushing for acquittal. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

But the big-money acquisition of Luiz seems to be a home run and has helped fix not only the offense but the defense a bit. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

The state did not seek to dismiss allegations related to Morrissey’s statements to the media or to her agreement to log a cache of bullets under a separate case number, functionally hiding them from the defense. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Based on the disorder, the defense argues his confession was involuntary and coerced. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the defense

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