A Politician Has One Form Of Defence Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. verb • exonerate by means of an alibi
	45%	5		First name of Mr. Powell, the British politician and former Secretary of State for Defence
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	30%	6		Hosts the biennial Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition
	noun • a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984

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