Defense and Plea

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Defense noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

Usage example: there's absolutely no defense for your actions

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Plea is a synonym for defense in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Defense", when it comes to topics like explanation.

Plea noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

Usage example: my only plea is that I've been overworked lately

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Defense is a synonym for plea in reason topic. You can use "Defense" instead a noun "Plea".

Nearby Word: pleading

At the trial, her current psychiatrist (Jude Law) argues that the drug is to blame, and the defense ends up offering an insanity plea.

Source: Insanity Defense
This has not stopped some defendants-both in fiction and in Real Life-going for this defense under the mistaken belief that a plea of 'insanity' means a cushier time than a regular jail sentence.

Source: Insanity Defense
Defendants do not mount a defense or get to testify, do not get a defense attorney, and do not stand before a jury; rather, a list of charges against them is read and they enter their plea.

Source: Kangaroo Court

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