Sentence examples for substantive defense from inspiring English sources
But the judge created a loophole: without a hearing, I was never given the opportunity to object, let alone make any any substantive defense, to the contempt change.
The judge, prosecutors and defense lawyers stayed silent as Mr. Shahzad, who has mounted no substantive defense in his case and who pleaded guilty to all charges against him on June 21, continued to speak.
The decision to not put on a substantive defense is a calculated risk aimed at signaling to the jury that the defense believes that prosecutors do not have a strong case.
"The decision to not put on a substantive defense is a calculated risk aimed at signaling to the jury that the defense believes that prosecutors do not have a strong case," DealBook's Peter Lattman writes.
Though Trump's supporters correctly argue that Trump is not legally bound to consult anyone in granting a pardon, to assert this as a substantive defense of his conduct is to misunderstand the Constitution.
In advance of the hearing, the new administration has chosen not to offer a substantive defense of the rule, and it has postponed its effective date for 60 days, until May 12, to allow further review.
Northrop Grumman said in a statement that it believed that TRW had "acted properly under its contracts" and that the company had substantive defenses against the claims.
Moreover, if the multiplicity of ends is understood as normatively acceptable, the view appears to sanction a strong form of epistemological pluralism in need of substantive further defense.
But on many substantive issues, his defense sounds more like bureaucratic evasion than a candid evaluation.
The system thus provides an opportunity to engage with our Russian partners — who are also threatened by the proliferation of ballistic missiles — through a substantive cooperative missile defense program.
In June 1977 she visited seven nations in the Caribbean and Latin America and met with their leaders to discuss substantive matters related to defense and trade.
