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defer,vb.1.  To  postpone; to  delay  <to  defer  taxes to  another  year>.2.  To  show  deference  to (another); to yield to the opinion of <because it was a political question, the courts deferred to the legislature>. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensum (di-fen-s<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin “an inclosure”] Hist. 1.A portion of an open field allotted for corn or hay but not for feeding. 2. A wood partially enclosed to prevent the cattle from damaging the undergrowth. 3. A prohibition. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensor fidei (di-fen-s<<schwa>>r fI-dee-I), n.[Latin “defender of the faith”] Hist. A unique title  of the sovereign  of England, first granted by  Pope  Leo X to Henry  VIII for writing against Martin  Luther.  •  The  Pope  later  withdrew  the  title  because  of  Henry’s  harsh  regulation  of  the church,  but  the  title  was  again  bestowed  on  the …

defensor  civitatis  (di-fen-s<<schwa>>r  siv-i-tay-tis).  [Latin  “defender  of  the  city”]  Roman law. An officer conducting public business, including protecting people, esp. the poor, from legal injustices, adjudicating certain minor offenses and pecuniary matters, and acting as a notary in the execution of a will or other transfer. — Often shortened to defensor. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensor  (di-fen-s<<schwa>>r  or  -sor),  n.[fr.  Latin  defendere  “to  forbid”]  1.Roman  law.  A defender  of another’s interests in  court; an advocate, esp. for a corporation.  Cf.  PROCURATOR LITIS.  2.Roman  law.  DEFENSOR CIVITATIS.  3.Hist.  Eccles.  law.  An  advocate  or  patron  of  a church; a church warden. 4.Hist. A guardian; a protector; a defender. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensive treaty.See TREATY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

defensive publication.See DEFENSIVE DISCLOSURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensive lockout.See LOCKOUT. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensive-force justification.See JUSTIFICATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

defensive disclosure.Patents. The deliberate publication of details about an invention in order to render it prior art and preclude others from getting a patent on the same invention. • This can be done  formally,  by  filing  for  public  disclosure  through  the  Statutory  Invention  Registration  and publishing  the  abstract  in  the  Official  Gazette  of  the  U.S. …