Sentence examples for defence defending from inspiring English sources

There was no doubt that the second possibility was seen – or rather would be presented by Barry Roux for the defence – as the lesser offence, and not just because the legal category of "putative private defence" (defending oneself against a presumed attacker, even if the presumption was wrong) could present the shooting as a legitimate response to fear.

"It's not just the defence, defending starts with the strikers.

"Japan needs to lift rules such as the prohibition on exercising collective self-defence (defending other allied forces)," he said.

Most of the fire was from British Naval AAA defences defending the Scheldt Estuary.

There have been many articles that have spoken about believing survivors, how to support complainants, and the thin line between a defence lawyer defending their client, as far as possible, versus "whacking the complainant".

They remained on the peninsula for the next few months, manning the trenches, improving defences and defending the beachhead until the evacuation in mid-December, when they were withdrawn back to Lemnos Island.

The Israeli Defence Force defended the arrest, saying Israeli troops were acting to prevent violence.

Michael Fallon, the Tory defence secretary, defended Goldsmith's campaign on Saturday morning, saying it was part of the "rough and tumble" of politics.

"This isn't about me," she said, "My defence wasn't self-defence, it was defending those who were falsely accused".

We shall be filing our defence shortly and defending this claim vigorously.

The Spaniards were barely able to organise a defence before the defending army attacked.