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defendere
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A quick definition of defendere:
DEFENDERE:
Defendere is a Latin word that means to deny or to defend. When someone is accused of doing something wrong, they may defend themselves by saying they didn't do it. This is called defending. It's like saying "No, I didn't do it!"
A more thorough explanation:
defendere (di-fen-də-ree), vb.[Law Latin] To deny; to defend.
Defendere is a Latin verb that means to deny or to defend. In legal contexts, it is often used to describe the act of defending oneself or one's client against accusations or charges.
1. The defendant's lawyer will defendere the accusations made against his client in court.
2. The witness refused to defendere the defendant's alibi, stating that he had seen the defendant at the scene of the crime.
In the first example, the lawyer is using the verb defendere to describe his actions in court. He will be defending his client against the accusations made against him. In the second example, the witness is refusing to defend the defendant's alibi, which means that he is denying that the defendant was where he claimed to be at the time of the crime.