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

Prosecutors appeared to begin chipping away at the defense’s portrayal of Lindsay Clancy as overmedicated, walking jurors through nine prescription bottles that still contained many of the pills she had been given. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

The White House and Pentagon did not respond to requests for comment on the defense minister’s visit and the F-35 push. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband continued his testimony for the prosecution this morning, and returned to the stand this afternoon to answer questions from the defense. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Although neither would justify a homicide, experts believe the defense could be laying the foundation for a self-defense or crime-of-passion argument that could lessen the murder charge to manslaughter. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the defense

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