Defend

Definition - Transitive Verb
1  : to drive danger or attack away from <using a weapon to ~ oneself>
2  : to act as attorney for (a defendant) <appointed to ~ the accused>
3  : to deny or oppose the rights of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or claim) <intend to ~ the case>
1  : to take action against attack or challenge <not justified in striking first, but may ~>
2  : to present a defense <may not thereafter ~ on grounds of insanity W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.>

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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud

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