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Definition of Defends
1. defend [v] - See also: defend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defends
Literary usage of Defends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the eighth session (2 June, 553) the council declared: " If anyone defends
the aforesaid letter and does not anathematize it, it and him who ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1854)
"... considered as amended, Sir F. Thesiger objects to the proposed exemption of
Roman Catholic Charities—His Speech—Lord J. Russell defends his proposition, ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1849)
"... Tax be renewed for One Year only instead of Three—Sir Charles Wood opposes
the Motion—General discussion on the Income Tax—Sir Robert Peel defends his ..."
4. Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes of Several of the Most by John Almon (1797)
"Mr. Grenville complains of his Speech. Lord Camden made Lord Chancellor. He defends
the ... Junius defends Lord Temple. ..."
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