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

The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has also come to the defense of the filmmakers, arguing that the backlash has spilled over from the film to the lives and livelihoods of the people who made it. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Garnett, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, also pressed the defense on whether Polymarket users who took the opposite side of Van Dyke’s trades could be considered victims. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

While the Huskies’ scoring drive exposed some problems, the defense held its ground late in the fourth quarter to seal the win. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

But the defense of those titles last season was scuttled by injuries, and now the Panthers have seen two key players injured on their four-game West Coast trip to start this season. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the defense

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