the defense
noun
law
: the lawyer or lawyers who represent the defendant in a court case
The defense rests, Your Honor.
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Chiefs general manager Brett Veach used Kansas City’s first three picks to upgrade the defense, adding a defensive back, interior lineman and edge rusher.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
No disrespect to the San Diego High School baseball team that plays only several blocks from Petco Park, but if Stammen had enlisted several Cavers fielders to fill out the defense behind Miller, the results may have been very close to the same.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
There was never really any overlap or playing within the scheme of the defense.
—Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Booz Allen Hamilton is best known as an integrator and data services company serving the defense sector.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
No disrespect to the San Diego High School baseball team that plays only several blocks from Petco Park, but if Stammen had enlisted several Cavers fielders to fill out the defense behind Miller, the results may have been very close to the same.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
There was never really any overlap or playing within the scheme of the defense.
—Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Booz Allen Hamilton is best known as an integrator and data services company serving the defense sector.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the defense
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“The defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20defense. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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