defend ·verb (LAW)
Definition: to try to show in a court that someone is not guilty of a crime Level: C1
他雇了两名律师在法庭上为他辩护。
He has hired two lawyers to ___defend him in court.
一名无辜的男子被捕，法院指定了一名律师为他辩护。
An innocent man was arrested, and the court appointed an attorney to ___defend him.
该公司聘请了一支顶尖的法律团队为其高管针对欺诈指控进行辩护。
The corporation retained a top legal team to ___defend its executives against the fraud charges.