defenseArgument
P36520
predicate
Indicates that an entity presents or supports a line of reasoning intended to defend or justify another entity, often in a legal or argumentative context.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| defenseArgument canonical | 9 |
| defendantArgument | 4 |
| defendedFor | 4 |
| hasDefenseArgument | 4 |
| defenceArgument | 2 |
| defenseClaims | 2 |
| legalArgumentOf | 2 |
| componentDefinition_rebuttal | 1 |
| defenceClaim | 1 |
| legalArgumentByDefense | 1 |
| statedDefense | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: defenseArgument
Generated description
Indicates that an entity presents or supports a line of reasoning intended to defend or justify another entity, often in a legal or argumentative context.
Sample triples (31)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Rivonia Trial | moral justification for armed struggle against apartheid ⓘ |
| United States v. Julian Assange | prosecution threatens press freedom ⓘ |
| United States v. Julian Assange |
Julian Assange
ⓘ
surface form:
Assange acted as a journalist and publisher
|
| Leopold and Loeb murder trial | opposition to death penalty via predicate surface "legalArgumentByDefense" ⓘ |
| William Calley | claimed he was following orders via predicate surface "statedDefense" ⓘ |
| Trial of Jack Ruby | temporary insanity ⓘ |
| Trial of Jack Ruby | psychomotor epilepsy ⓘ |
|
living tree doctrine (in comparative constitutional law)
surface form:
living tree doctrine
|
maintaining constitutional relevance over time via predicate surface "defendedFor" ⓘ |
| The Negro Family: The Case for National Action | highlighting the impact of discrimination on Black family life via predicate surface "defendedFor" ⓘ |
| The Negro Family: The Case for National Action | calling attention to urban poverty via predicate surface "defendedFor" ⓘ |
| Toulmin model of argumentation | conditions under which the claim does not hold via predicate surface "componentDefinition_rebuttal" ⓘ |
| State of Tennessee v. Vanessa Coleman | claimed limited knowledge and participation in the crimes ⓘ |
| Zenger trial | truth should be a defense to libel via predicate surface "hasDefenseArgument" ⓘ |
| Zenger trial | jury may judge law as well as fact via predicate surface "hasDefenseArgument" ⓘ |
| United States v. Texas (2021) | sovereign immunity bars the United States’ suit via predicate surface "defendantArgument" ⓘ |
| United States v. Texas (2021) | the United States lacks a cause of action to sue Texas in this context via predicate surface "defendantArgument" ⓘ |
| United States v. Texas (2021) | federal courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin state courts and state clerks from hearing SB 8 suits via predicate surface "defendantArgument" ⓘ |
| Greece–United Kingdom cultural property dispute | Greece via predicate surface "legalArgumentOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Greece–United Kingdom cultural property dispute | United Kingdom via predicate surface "legalArgumentOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court-martial at Fort Meade | public interest in disclosure ⓘ |
| court-martial at Fort Meade | lack of intent to aid the enemy ⓘ |
| State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney | claimed drug use and robbery motive ⓘ |
| Skipton Castle | Royalists via predicate surface "defendedFor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Anu Singh | mental illness via predicate surface "defenceArgument" ⓘ |
| Plotinus against accusations of plagiarizing Numenius | Plotinus transformed and deepened ideas found in Numenius via predicate surface "defenseClaims" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Plotinus against accusations of plagiarizing Numenius | similarities are due to shared Platonic tradition rather than direct copying via predicate surface "defenseClaims" ⓘ |
| Treason Trial (South Africa) | struggle was for democratic rights, not violent overthrow via predicate surface "defenceArgument" ⓘ |
| Belva Gaertner murder case | Belva Gaertner was too drunk to remember events via predicate surface "hasDefenseArgument" ⓘ |
| Belva Gaertner murder case | Walter Law may have committed suicide via predicate surface "hasDefenseArgument" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nixon v. United States | The Constitution commits impeachment trials solely to the Senate and bars judicial review via predicate surface "defendantArgument" ⓘ |
| Van Breda family axe murders | intruder attack via predicate surface "defenceClaim" ⓘ |