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Meanings of made no defence in English

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Usage of made no defence in English
1
He made no defence, but smiled or laughed at every palpable hit.
An Original Belle
2
They had a perfectly plain case, and, indeed, Doherty made no defence.'
Hyacinth
3
No, ye can't answer that, he continued, for Curly made no defence.
Glen of the High North
4
He made no defence, nor did he endeavor to have his punishment mitigated.
Rabbi and Priest: A Story
5
As he made no defence, judgment was given against him, and Paulina triumphed.
Villette
6
He made no defence, no denial, no resistance, least of all any appeal.
The Nebuly Coat
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Big Mat made no defence; he was simply stolidly indifferent to the whole proceedings.
The Life of the Fields
8
The prisoner Smith made no defence, and held her head down during the examination.
The Infant System / For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Po...
9
He made no defence at the trial, and I have never seen him since.
The Lever: A Novel
10
The Church made no defence, except by acts of power.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
11
You have concealments, he accused, and she made no defence.
The Black Feather / From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
12
Before his judges he had made no defence whatever, firmly refusing to answer their interrogatories.
The Bravo: A Tale
13
He made no defence and was convicted.
The Vigilance Committee of 1856
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He made no defence, no resistance.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
15
Three soldiers were quartered in the house; but they made no defence, and were killed while begging for quarter.
Historical Papers / Part 3 from Volume VI of The Works of John G...
16
It is only, is it, because we have made no defence, and have led them into a false supposition?
Jude the Obscure
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