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

However, while Hegseth’s critics were not successful in Tuesday’s vote, Republicans may have only delayed efforts to impeach the defense secretary. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Sieler’s absence created an all-hands-on-deck situation for the Dolphins since the defense has been the only unit consistently propping up this rebuilt roster, and now the linchpin has been pulled. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Democratic leaders have also signaled continued scrutiny of the defense secretary. — Jennifer Radcliffe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Senior defensive end and Stanford commit Duke Carpenter (7 sacks) and his sophomore brother Braddock Carpenter (70 tackles) lead the defense. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the defense

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