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Latvian
Etymology
From aizstāv(ēt) (“to defend”) + -ība (with aizstāvēt from aiz- + stāvēt (“to stand”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
aizstāvība f (4th declension)
- (law) defense (a rebuttal to the prosecution in a court of law; the lawyer or lawyers who defend the accused)
- aizstāvības runa ― defense speech
- aizstāvības liecinieki ― defense witnesses
- aizstāvim jāizlieto visi likumā norādītie aizstāvības līdzekļi un paņēmieni ― the defender must exhaust all means and methods of defense indicated by law
- aizstāvība kalpo sabiedrības interesēm... advokāts nedrīkst palīdzēt klientam izvairīties no pelnīta soda ― the (public) defense serves the public interest... a lawyer must not help a defendant avoid well-deserved punishment
- defense (the act or means of defending)
- Kūla apzinājās arī kā pilnvarnieks ģimenes kopīgā goda aizstāvībā un apsardzē ― Kūla acknowledged that he was an authorized agent in the defense and protection of family honor
- (rare, military) defense (fight against an enemy attack)
- aizstāvības cīņu dienas ― the days of defense (= defensive) struggle
- no Rīgas pa šoseju uz jaunām aizstāvības linijām brauca tanki und smagās mašīnas ar lielgabaliem ― along the highway from Riga tanks and trucks with machine guns came to the new defense lines
Declension
Declension of aizstāvība (4th declension)
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