defendentem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defendo, defendere, defendi, defensus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defend/guard/protect, look after; act/speak/plead/write for defense; prosecute;; repel, fend/ward off, avert/prevent; support/preserve/maintain; defend (right);
acc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...totum autem congregatio criminum accusantem adiuvat, separatio defendentem. Solebam id, quod fieri et in argumentis dixi, in tota..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...allegorian M. Caelium, melius obicientem crimina quam defendentem, bonam dextram, malam sinistram habere dicebat. Emphasi A. Vivius dixit..."