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Causidical

Pertaining to an advocate or to the maintenance and defense of suits

Burghbote

A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town

Blockhouse

An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense having its sides loopholed for musketry and often an upper story projecting over the lower or so placed

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Belfry

A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense

Behalf

Advantage favor stead benefit interest profit support defense vindication

Bartizan

A small overhanging structure for lookout or defense usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway

unclean hands

F.2d 813 (1966)"] NOTE: Unclean hands on the part of the plaintiff is often pleaded as an affirmative defense by the defendant.

surrebuttal

over + rebuttal] : the response to the rebuttal of the opposing party in a proceeding [testimony of defense witnesses "Arizona Rules of Court"]

substantial capacity test

substantial capacity test : a test used in many jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense which relieves a defendant of criminal responsibility if at the time of the crime as a result of

statute of limitations

of time established by a statute of limitations for commencing an action or prosecution 3 : an affirmative defense that the statute of limitations has expired

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