The case turned upon a question which was debated for centuries before it was settled, whether debt would lie for a sum of money promised by the defendant to the plaintiff if he would marry the defendant's daughter. But whereas formerly the debate had been whether the promise was not so far incident to the marriage that it belonged exclusively to the jurisdiction of the spiritual courts, it now touched the purely mundane doubt whether the defendant had had quid pro quo.英文原著 · 《The Common Law》
The chief Roman ruler, at any rate during the later wars against the invaders, was called Dux Britanniae, "the ruler of Britain." It became the aim of the ablest kings to restore the power of this officer, and to carry on his work, to rule and defend a united country. And I will tell you briefly how the kings ruled and defended Wales for more than five hundred years--how Maelgwn tried to unite it, how Rhodri tried to prevent the attacks of Saxon and Dane, how Howel gave it laws, and how Griffith tried to defend it against England.英文原著 · 《A Short History of Wales》
Johnson, because no one could harangue like him about the difficulty always found in forgiving petty injuries, or in provoking by needless offence. Jordan, his tutor, had much of his affection, though he despised his want of scholastic learning. "That creature would," said he, "defend his pupils to the last: no young lad under his care should suffer for committing slight improprieties, while he had breath to defend, or power to protect them. If I had had sons to send to College," added he, "Jordan should have been their tutor."英文原著 · 《Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson》
He might as well at once plead guilty to the charge brought against him. 'And why do you accuse me of such dissimulation?'
'Dissimulation! I said nothing of dissimulation. I made no charge against you, and make none. Pray don't defend yourself to me. You swear that you are devoted to my beauty, and yet you are on the eve of matrimony with another. I feel this to be rather a compliment. It is to Mrs Bold that you must defend yourself.英文原著 · 《Barchester Towers》
I shall get in for it, I fear, if I attempt to defend her. But it was not exactly the same thing, as though she suffered herself to fall in love with somebody else's husband. Nobody would defend that. We have not turned Mormons yet, and the world does not walk upon its head. But this was a peculiar case. She, poor thing, almost regarded Mr. Carlyle as /her/ husband. The bent of her thoughts was only too much inclined to this.英文原著 · 《East Lynne》
I hate suing opinions: it is like firing bullets at snipes in a wind. Try again."
Alfred groaned. "Why there is nobody left but the rogue who signed the order."
"And if you were a lawyer, that alone would tell you he is the defendant. Where a legal wrong has been committed by A. and C., and there is no remedy against A. or B., there must either be one against C., or none at all: but this Law abhors as Nature does a vacuum. Besides, this defendant has _done_ the wrong complained of. In his person you sue an act, not an opinion.英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
"As a result of one or more acts by defendant L. Donner and defendant F. Gallagher, plaintiff R. Latham has been injured, damaged, and incapacitated." Who the fuck is R. Latham?美剧 · 《Shameless》
I know, because I knew I was gonna have to defend myself, but I didn't think I wasn't even gonna have the chance to defend myself.美剧 · 《Suits》
Placing defendants in general population was a tactic used by the state's attorney's office to soften up defendants for a plea bargain.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
They think they need that; how about the rest of us that they're defending? They think they need that; how about the rest of us that they're defending?演讲 · 《A 40-year plan for energy ~ Amory Lovins》
They're sick, and so they're less able to defend themselves from the mosquitoes. They're sick, and so they're less able to defend themselves from the mosquitoes.演讲 · 《Could this laser zap malaria ~ Nathan Myhrvold》