defending
/dɪˈfɛn.dɪŋ/ noun B1- An act of defence.
Plural defendings
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The justice of the court is supreme and impartial as that of God; it will not suffer you to be trampled on by your enemies without giving you an opportunity of defending yourself.
You may find yourself inexplicably defending the virtues of a searing December summer to your bewildered new acquaintances.
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