The phrase "action was defended" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a particular action or decision is being justified or supported, often in legal or argumentative discussions.
Example: "In the court case, the defendant argued that the action was defended by the principle of self-defense."
Alternatives: "the action was justified" or "the action was supported."
If, however the article turns out to mean that the mosque and some of its trustees had a history of being closely linked to some hardline Muslim clerics then the action can be defended.
Speaking on Mr Lambert's behalf, Linda Fisher, deputy chief executive at Rochdale Borough Council said: "The council is taking the matter seriously and the action will be defended".
Kids Company has also come under pressure from a new report from Southwark Council that is highly critical of the charity and some of its actions that were defended by Yentob in parliament on Thursday.
However, the Met's actions have been defended by the Association of Chief Police Officers, who insisted that no one, regardless of their position, should be able to influence a police inquiry.
Their actions cannot be defended or denied.
On the other hand, these actions are being defended as a push for structural change in American society, especially when it comes to racial bias — which historically has not come about by asking politely, but through the disruptions and protests of activists and leaders such as King.
"We do think it's curious that a country such as Venezuela would be raising the specter of military action against a country who was defending itself against terrorism," said Dana Perino, the White House spokeswoman.
Feyerabend ([1993] [1975]) has argued that even the claims of motivated or hypothesis-driven actions cannot really be defended and science is a much more creative and arbitrary business than is stereotypically assumed.
But a recent securities filing revealed that New York Life was withdrawing all of its pension assets, about $1.8 billion, from its Eclipse family of mutual funds even as it was defending its investment actions in federal court.
Lulu CEO Bob Young said in a statement that the legal action was about defending Lulu's brand; for everyone else it's yet another part of the ongoing trainwreck soap opera that Clown Co (Hulu) has been since pretty much day one.
