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self-defense

self-defense 1 : the use of force to defend oneself 2 : an affirmative defense (as to a murder charge) alleging that the defendant used force necessarily

summons

(as a clerk of court) and delivered to a plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney for service on the defendant and that notifies the defendant that he or she must appear and defend (as by filing an answer)

support

support 1 a : to promote the interests or cause of b : to uphold or defend as valid or right c : to argue or vote for 2 : to provide with substantiation or

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vouching-in

vouching-in : a common-law procedural device in which a defendant named in a lawsuit notifies another that he or she will look to the other for indemnity of

writ

the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought; its issuance forced the defendant to comply or to appear in court and defend. Writs were also in constant use for financial and

Bastion

of a fortification consisting of two faces and two flanks and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain or wall which extends from one bastion to another Two adjacent

Cheval de frise

or an iron barrel traversed with iron pointed spikes or spears five or six feet long used to defend a passage stop a breach or impede the advance of cavalry etc

Summary judgment

by R.S.C. of January, 1902. This procedure has been very largely followed in recent years. see LEAVE TO DEFEND. A judgment granted on a claim about which there is no genuine issue of material fact and upon

Bodyguard

A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person a lifeguard

Solicitor

and who only, is entitled to 'sue out any writ or process, or commence, carry on, solicit, or defend any action, suit or other proceeding' in any Court whatever (see (English) Solicitors Act, 1932, s. 45). 'Solicitor

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