defense
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Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
De la Espriella, a criminal defense attorney, campaigned on building prisons and using armed force against drug traffickers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Left last week took the unusual step of testifying in his own defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stunned U.S. adversaries and allies at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue of defense officials in Singapore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
President John Kennedy, who had appointed him secretary of defense in 1961, called McNamara the smartest man he’d ever met.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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