legal defence
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegalanddefence
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legal
adjective
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl/us/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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defence
noun
uk/dɪˈfens/us/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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(Definition oflegalanddefencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflegal defence
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You refuse to allow them alegaldefence.
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Legislative changes are also needed in respect oflegaldefence.
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A key element that should be considered for inclusion is alegaldefenceof press freedom.
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That, however, does not substantially affect the question oflegaldefence.
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The principle of confidentiality between lawyer and client is fundamental to an effectivelegaldefence.
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However, that would not be as good as having alegaldefenceof press freedom.
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Unforeseeable loss of traction due to oil or isolated ice might be alegaldefence.
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It is not a goodlegaldefence, and it is less of a defence for councillors.
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In effect, cross-jurisdiction obligations of confidentiality would be breached without anylegaldefence.
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Someone who knows how guilty he is of an offence is nevertheless entitled to any form oflegaldefence.
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I am told that there, at this moment, there is a complete absence of any system oflegaldefence.
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There is no question of anyone without resources being unable to get funding for his or herlegaldefence.
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Religion can not in any way constitute alegaldefence.
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The state is under no obligation to guarantee to the private profession that it, and it alone, may provide publicly fundedlegaldefenceservices.
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Fighting crime does not justify the harassment and ill-treatment of suspects, or the denial oflegaldefenceor the fabrication of evidence against them.
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The state is under no obligation to guarantee to the legal profession that it and it alone may provide publicly-fundedlegaldefenceservices.
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I also think that the safeguards provided as alegaldefencefor the trader against any charges which cannot be substantiated seem very satisfactory.
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In short, they raided the money and then provided the costs of thelegaldefenceto justify the decision being made in the first place.
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It may not have been a right defence or a properlegaldefence, but it is a defence that has succeeded.
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The attempt to make out alegaldefencefor them or to criticise their prosecutors has utterly failed in the eyes of any commonsense person.
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The same applies—that is, there is nolegaldefenceof this nature— in the ordinary common law action for nuisance.
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There may be people who come before these courts who have done nothing wrong, but, because of their economic circumstances, they are not able to getlegaldefence.
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That w ill mean that, instead of being spent on children, child benefit will be spent on thelegaldefenceof a man who is charged?
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At the moment, except for the sale of cigarettes, the vendor has alegaldefencethat he did not know the tobacco was for the young purchaser's use.
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When billions of pounds are at stake, the fraudsters think nothing of spending millions of pounds concealing their fraud and millions more on theirlegaldefenceteams.
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