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defense (di-fen[t]s).1. A defendant’s stated reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case; esp., a defendant’s answer, denial, or plea < her defense was that she was 25 miles from the building  at  the  time  of  the  robbery>.  [Cases:  Criminal  Law    31.  C.J.S.  Criminal  Law  §§  15, 46–49, 88, 93–94.] “Defence is defined…

defenestration  (dee-fen-<<schwa>>-stray-sh<<schwa>>n).  The  act  of  throwing  someone  or something out a window. — defenestrate,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

defeneration  (dee-fen-<<schwa>>-ray-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.[fr.  Latin  de  “of”  +  foenero  “to lend upon usury”] Hist. The act of lending money at a usurious interest rate. [Blacks Law 8th]

defendour (day-fon-duur), n.[Law French] Hist. A defendant; the party accused in an appeal. [Blacks Law 8th]

Defender of the Faith.See DEFENSOR FIDEI. [Blacks Law 8th]

defendere  unica  manu  (di-fen-d<<schwa>>-ree  yoo-n<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>  man-yoo), n.[Law Latin “to defend with one hand”] Hist. A denial of an accusation under oath. [Blacks Law 8th]

defendere se per corpus suum (di-fen-d<<schwa>>-ree see p<<schwa>>r kor-p<< schwa>>s s[y]oo-<<schwa>>m),  vb.[Law  Latin  “to  defend  himself  by  his  own  body”]  Hist. To  agree  to  a trial by judicial combat; to agree to a duel. [Blacks Law 8th]

defendere (di-fen-d<<schwa>>-ree), vb.[Law Latin] To deny; to defend. [Blacks Law 8th]

defender. 1. One who defends, such as the defendant in a lawsuit, a person using self-defense, or defense counsel. 2.PUBLIC DEFENDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

defendemus  (di-fen-d<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s).  [fr.  Latin  defendere]  We  will  defend.  • This term was used in conveyancing to require the donor and the donor’s heirs to defend the donee against  any  attempted  encumbrance  not  specifically  agreed  to.  Although  defendeus  was  not  a warranty, it became part of the warranty clause “shall and will warrant and forever defend.” [Blacks…