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To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak.

One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron. For the world's protector shall be known. Waller.

ution will put them upon considering." Locke. (h) (Law) To rest upon; to submit to; as, a defendant puts himself on or upon the country. Burrill. -- To put out. (a) To eject; as, to put out and intruder. (b) To put forth; to shoot, as a bud, or sprout. (c) To extinguish; as, to put out a candle, light, or fire. (d) To…

An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano. Complete quadrilateral (Geom.), the figure made up of the six straight lines that can be drawn through four points, A., B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced indefinit…

m: [L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. -- Quantum sufficit (, or Quantum suff. Etym: [L., as much suffices] (Med.), a sufficient quantity. -- Quantum valebat ( Etym: [L., as much at it…

That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.

rity. Commission of rebellion (Eng. Law), a process of contempt on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- non abolished. Wharton. Burrill.

ff's surrejoinder. The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder; on which the defendant. Blackstone.

f evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.

The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.

A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. Burrill. Bouvier.

jectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready."

To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.

The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.

To answer a defendant's plea.

To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages. [U.S.]

One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically:

of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.