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defenseless
adjective as in powerless, vulnerable
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Some supervisors say they want survivors to be compensated for abuse, but the law has left them legally defenseless against fraudulent cases.
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To deny it is to leave Americans defenseless against it.
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"Ordinary women, without the tools, are left alone and defenseless."
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There are no defenseless children in “Alien: Earth.”
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It is etched into the hands of those who perpetuate this unbearable violence against a defenseless yet resilient people.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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