Def.
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Def.
- (law) Abbreviation of defense.
Usage notes
[edit]This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.