Mr. Lay's friends continued to defend him after the service.

"It is extremely difficult to defend a crime after many years," he said.

But what if he should not defend it after all?

Edwards defended his play-calling in an interview after the news conference.

He found himself forced to defend President Clinton after the scandals of last year.

Instead of 80 yards to defend after the kickoff, it's more like 60.

However they did not defend the title together after splitting halfway through the 2010 season.

Accused of falsifying reports, he went to London to defend himself after the war, and died there in 1788.

Asking questions like, And how are you planning to defend yourselves after this initial engagement is over?

How can you still defend her, after all she's done?