See Also: SELF DEFENCE(law)
defence(dictionary)
self-defence(dictionary)
defence(2)(dictionary)
defence(1)(dictionary)
self-defence(dictionary)
Defence:(law)
DILATORY DEFENCE(law)
defence mechanism(dictionary)
civil defence(dictionary)

Defence (law)


(1) Arguments put to a court to show that a criminal charge or a civil claim has not been proved.



(2) The lawyers who try to persuade the court that an accused person is not guilty or that a civil claim has not been proved.