defend

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 defend the case

vi

1: to take action against attack or challenge

not justified in striking first, but may defend

2: to present a defense

may not thereafter defend on grounds of insanity — W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.

defend: I verb advocate, allege in support, argue for, champion, espouse, guard, justify, maintain, plead for, plead one's cause, promote a cause, propound, protect, safeguard, shield, stand up for, support, sustain, uphold, urge reasons for associated concepts: effectiveness of counsel, opportunity to defend II index adhere (maintain loyalty), advocate, answer (reply), answer (respond legally), corroborate, countercharge, cover (guard), espouse, harbor, justify, lobby, maintain (sustain), palliate (excuse), preserve, protect, save (rescue), screen (guard), side, sponsor, support (assist), support (justify), sustain (confirm), uphold

defend: v.
To resist an attack; to shield or repel; to represent a defendant in a lawsuit. See also defendant, defense

defend: v. In litigation, to oppose a claimant's case; to advance or protect one's own adverse interests. Also, as an attorney, to represent the defendant in a criminal case or civil proceeding.

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Synonyms:

Guard, shield, secure from danger, secure from attack / Vindicate, assert, maintain, uphold, justify, espouse, plead

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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 [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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