defend

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01. The father was seriously injured trying to [defend] his son from a vicious dog.
02. I [defended] myself with a knife.
03. She [defended] herself successfully in court, and was found innocent of the charges against her.
04. The whale was [defenseless] against the hunters.
05. The [defendant] pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder.
06. In his [defense] of his client, the lawyer tried to convince the jury that the accused was terrorized by her husband into participating in the crime.
07. I once heard that over 25% of the American budget is spent on [defense].
08. Her behavior in this situation is totally [indefensible]. I think she should be fired immediately.
09. It is said that a [defendant] who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
10. There is a Hebrew proverb which observes that admission by the [defendant] is worth a hundred witnesses.
11. Someone once said that honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better [defense].
12. The philosopher Voltaire once said, "I disapprove of what you say, but will [defend] to the death your right to say it."
13. If you try to offer any suggestions to Petra at work, she gets really [defensive], and won't listen.
14. Regular exercise is your best [defense] against fatigue.
15. The U.S. and Canada share the longest [undefended] border in the world.
16. The United States is the only Western power that supplies Taiwan with [defensive] weapons.
17. A mother rhinoceros uses her horn to [defend] her young.
18. Some people think it is never [defensible] to take another human life in any circumstance.
19. His lawyer [defended] him, saying he was at home asleep at the time the bank was being robbed.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Defend — De*fend (d[ e]*f[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defending}.] [F. d[ e]fendre, L. defendere; de + fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh. akin to Gr. qei nein to strike, and E. dint. Cf. {Dint}, {Defense}, {Fend}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • defend — de·fend vt 1: to drive danger or attack away from using a weapon to defend oneself 2: to act as attorney for (a defendant) appointed to defend the accused 3: to deny or oppose the rights of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or claim) intend to… …   Law dictionary

  • defend — de‧fend [dɪˈfend] verb [transitive] LAW 1. if a lawyer defends someone charged with a crime, he or she represents that person and argues that they are not guilty of the charge 2. to do something in order to stop something being taken away or to… …   Financial and business terms

  • defend — 1 Defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. Defend implies the use of means to ward off something that actually threatens or to repel something that actually attacks {raise a large army to defend …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • defend — mid 13c., from O.Fr. defendre (12c.) defend, resist, and directly from L. defendere ward off, protect, guard, allege in defense, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + fendere to strike, push, from PIE root *gwhen to strike, kill (see BANE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • defend — [v1] protect avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look… …   New thesaurus

  • defend — ► VERB 1) resist an attack on; protect from harm or danger. 2) conduct the case for (the party being accused or sued) in a lawsuit. 3) attempt to justify. 4) compete to retain (a title or seat) in a contest or election. 5) (in sport) protect one… …   English terms dictionary

  • defend — [dē fend′, difend′] vt. [ME defenden < OFr defendre < L defendere, to ward off, repel < de , away, from + fendere, to strike < IE base * gwhen , to strike > Gr theinein, to kill, strike, OE guth, combat] 1. a) to guard from attack; …   English World dictionary

  • defend */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈfend] / US verb Word forms defend : present tense I/you/we/they defend he/she/it defends present participle defending past tense defended past participle defended 1) [transitive] to protect someone or something from attack Thousands of… …   English dictionary

  • defend — de|fend W3S3 [dıˈfend] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: defendre, from Latin defendere, from fendere to hit ] 1.) [I and T] to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked ▪ a struggle to defend our homeland… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • defend — de|fend [ dı fend ] verb *** ▸ 1 protect from attack ▸ 2 speak to support someone/something ▸ 3 prevent something from failing ▸ 4 in law ▸ 5 try to win again ▸ 6 in sports 1. ) transitive to protect someone or something from attack: Thousands of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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