| 单词 | defence |
| 释义 | defence defence (AmE spelling defense) // noun
1 (Law ) [C] (in a legal case) the reasons that sb/sth gives for not being guilty of a crime or of doing sth wrong; the act of presenting this argument in a court: Their defence was that they were prevented from finishing the work on time. He wanted to conduct his own defence.
2 (Law ) the defence [sing. with sing./pl. verb] the lawyer or lawyers whose job is to prove in a court that sb/sth did not commit a crime or do sth wrong: The defence has tried to discredit the witness. lawyers acting for the defence ⇨ PROSECUTION
3 [C] (used in compounds) a particular method by which a company tries to avoid a takeover (= being bought by another company): preparing a bid defence The company increased its borrowing in an attempted poison-pill defence. |
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