Sentence examples for without a defense from inspiring English sources
"Anyone who has ever experienced a dictatorship is going to have a hard time hearing the word policeman or soldier without a defense mechanism being activated".
Of course, it was not exactly a trial without a defense because, unlike a criminal prosecution, the government put Mr. Tourre on the witness stand as part of its case.
"We are greatly concerned that innocent people risk conviction, and are left without a defense," Troy Barber, a steering committee member at Sensible Washington, said in an e-mail.
She said she was the duty officer one day that December when a counterterrorism prosecutor contacted her for legal guidance on the possible interrogation of Mr. Lindh, and she wrote a series of memorandums over the next several days advising that she and a supervisor believed the Federal Bureau of Investigation could not legally interrogate Mr. Lindh without a defense lawyer present.
This passage — infused with the spirit of nineteenth century imperialism (and perhaps, as some maintain, latent racism) — is often ignored by defenders of Mill as an embarrassment (Parekh, 1994; Parekh, 1995; Mehta, 1999; Pitts, 2005).This is not to say that such Millian passages are without a defense.
Penalties for doing so without a defense can include jail time and heavy fines.
If you do not know why your appointment is being challenged, you may go to the hearing without preparing a defense (either with or without an attorney).
Today, Mr. McCormack said that without such a defense, his options were limited.
Lee bowed out without even a defense, which at the time was curious.
"But some of its activities may be limited without passing a defense authorization bill, which affects standing law and policy on important issues such as military end strength, pay, and benefits".
At a hearing on Thursday in District of Columbia Superior Court, the prosecution argued that Ms. Jacks should be held without bail, but a defense lawyer asked that she be released into the custody of a male adult relative until her trial.
