Sentence examples for committed in defence of from inspiring English sources
He was granted amnesty for many of the crimes committed in defence of a racial segregation system.
She is concerned about the number of women in prison for murder, committed in self-defence.
No central bank would want to commit itself to squandering its reserves in defence of another country's shaky currency.
Arias's defence argued the killing was unplanned and committed in a fit of anger, brought on by Alexander's alleged abuse.
We have committed to the holding of a convention for higher education in February 2016 to bring together as wide a constituency as is possible in defence of the sector from the reforms.
The mass crimes committed in 1965 were repeated in Timor-Leste, repeated in Aceh and Papua, and replicated among those speaking out against land grabbing and in defence of labour rights.
"We believe that the public prosecutor commits a mistake in his report by understanding otherwise … Given the seriousness of the facts … we will act with determination in defence of the honour of Barcelona and its president".
Colin Robertson: In defence of Julian Assange.
"The struggle here is in defence of life, in defence of water.
"I did shoot him, but not in defence of myself, but in the defence of others".
