Legal Defense Crossword Clue

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	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
	95%	9		Exact Match!
	verb • To practice law. • To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer. • To make legalistic arguments. • To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something. noun • The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
	31%	12		Legal defense strategy
	noun • a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action verb • set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

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New York Times20 Nov 1980	Down 6
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