Defence and Grounds

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Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Grounds and defence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grounds" instead a noun "Defence".

Grounds noun - Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.

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Defence and grounds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Grounds".

Patricide: At age thirteen, Jessamyn Amanda Bonney was arrested, stood trial for and was acquitted of the murder of her father Bruno, on the grounds of self-defence.

Source: Literature / Dark Future
In-story it might be possible to mount a legal defence on the grounds that Paddington was not human, but she also was willing to kill and stuff the entire Brown family.

Source: "Get out of Jail Free" Card
Robo's lawyer objects on grounds that the defence is supposed to be appraised of all witnesses, and the judge tells Dr Dinosaur that he is to follow proper procedure or be held in contempt.

Source: Surprise Witness

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