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 If the defense opts not to call him to the stand, closing statements could begin as soon as Monday. —

Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 7 June 2024 Why didn’t the defense lawyers call Trump or the bodyguard to testify? —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024 Both Maher and University of Idaho Associate Professor of Law Samuel Newton told the Statesman that capital cases can be overturned when insufficient mitigation factors were presented, but that’s typically when the defense attorney doesn’t present any or enough evidence, not when a client opts out. —

Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024 Kelly Fearing, from Louisiana, was new to town and came for the defense job. —

Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for the defense

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