In-defense Definition

adverb

To defend oneself, defensively.

The judge asserted that Mr Brown killed his victim in defense, and not maliciously.
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To back up what has just been said.
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In-defense Sentence Examples

  • She saw killing in his future, but only in defense of his family.

  • His words blasted through her thin armor and she fired in defense.

  • Tiyan's armies fought tenaciously and successfully in defense of the small kingdom; what would they do if channeled into the offensive?

  • He added their display of bravery in defense of the ships had gained them the utmost admiration from all pilots in his squadron.

  • The 1920 War against Soviet Russia brought the introduction of preventive censorship in defense of military secrets.

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