Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Protest
Protest verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Usage example: plans to protest against the judge's ruling regarding admissible evidence
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He seems to defend them solely by arguing for jury nullification, citing the invasions of constitutional rights in the war on drugs, and saying they should find his client "not guilty" in protest.
Source: Hollywood Law -
Writer on Board: A plotline in which angry parents protest a school play about cancer and death and Les gets to defend it.
Source: Comic Strip / Funky Winkerbean - Hollywood Law: Eddie seems to defend drug dealers solely by arguing for jury nullification, citing the invasions of constitutional rights in the war on drugs, and saying they should find his client "not guilty" in protest.
Source: Film / True Believer
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