1
as in ammunition
means or method of defending
thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals
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2
as in excuse
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
there's absolutely no defense for your actions
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Documents also propose several of Trump's defense attorneys for top cabinet posts -- including his lead attorney Todd Blanche, who has appeared in Cannon's courtroom multiple times, and is listed as a candidate for deputy attorney general and White House counsel.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Gray also waived his formal arraignment, according to court documents filed by his defense attorney Alfonso Kraft Jr.
Gray is accused of fatally shooting two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, on September 4.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Spencer’s saga is a depressing tale of a rushed and incomplete police investigation, a lousy defense attorney, prosecutorial misconduct, false testimony, and witnesses compromised by cash rewards.
—Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Another defense is that the claims have already been litigated and are thus barred by res judicata and collateral estoppel.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Gray also waived his formal arraignment, according to court documents filed by his defense attorney Alfonso Kraft Jr.
Gray is accused of fatally shooting two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, on September 4.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Spencer’s saga is a depressing tale of a rushed and incomplete police investigation, a lousy defense attorney, prosecutorial misconduct, false testimony, and witnesses compromised by cash rewards.
—Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
Another defense is that the claims have already been litigated and are thus barred by res judicata and collateral estoppel.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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