(US, law) A legal defense in which the defendant claims to have committed a crime in the belief that he/she was not in the real world, but in a simulated reality.

(academy) The final step in earning a doctorate: an oral examination in which the doctorand publicly defends his/her thesis to the examiners.

plural of affirmative defense

plural of thesis defense

(US) A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who have insurance and is chosen by the insurance company. / (US) A lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.

plural of chemical defense

defense attorney

(team sports) Any defense intended to prevent rapid scoring by the offense, at the expense of allowing relatively easy, slower scoring.

plural of defense attorney

US standard spelling of Sicilian Defence.