Definition of fend

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Fend (v. t.) To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows..

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Elegit :: Elegit (n.) A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired..
Free :: Free (superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc..
Towered :: Towered (a.) Adorned or defended by towers.
Rebutter :: Rebutter (n.) The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
Counsel :: Counsel (n.) One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel..
Antemural :: Antemural (n.) An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance..
Advocate :: Advocate (n.) To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly..
Evidence :: Evidence (v. t.) To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender..
Forbearance :: Forbearance (n.) The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Nolle Prosequi :: Nolle prosequi () Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants..
Bill :: Bill (n.) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a fault committed by some person against a law..
Bodyguard :: Bodyguard (n.) A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.
Hurt :: Hurt (v. t.) To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.
Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot..
Rebuttal :: Rebuttal (n.) The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.
Defending :: Defending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defen.
Surrejoinder :: Surrejoin (v. i.) To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause..
Vindicate :: Vindicate (v. t.) To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify..
Skid :: Skid (n.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.
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