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Strawman defense

Sometimes referred to as the "Sovereign Citizen defense" where somebody sets defense of invalid arguments under the law and misinterpret an argument based around the United States is a corporation, spelled their name in all caps, citing rulings that have no bearing whatsoever in their court case. This type of defense is generally used anti-socials looking to avoid any form of accountability.
There's John using the strawman defense filing paperwork that he's not really "John" because they spelled his name in all caps in his discovery file and misusing court rulings from 150 years ago to claim they have no jurisdiction over him so they must let him go.

Darrell Brooks tried this type of argument which is growing im popularity amongst psychopaths and their defense.
by SchwarzenMann October 30, 2022
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debunk

A word used by people unable to see reality from a point of view other than the one they were indoctrinated into from childhood. It represents the be-all and end-all arguments that close the case once-and-for-all on further discussion of the issue and makes tin-foil hat wearing buffoons of anyone who refuses to see the logic of their disinformation.
The 50+ murders associated with Bill Clinton have been debunked as urban legend.
by undiesinabunch April 22, 2009
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defenstrate

To throw something or somebody out of a window
During the fight, the hero defenstrated the villan from the second floor.
by Jake Vincents November 20, 2003
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Defensive Striker

A defensive striker is the name given to a striker who is so useless at his man objective (to score goals) his fan base decide its time to literally re-write football to defend them, when in reality they’re close to bottom 5 strikers in the league
“Yea but he’s a defensive striker so I don’t care that he’s not scored in 2 seasons”
by XD123456789 March 31, 2020
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defensive dining

Ordering expensive items off the menu when you know the check is going to be split evenly between everyone.

Defensive dining insures that the amount you owe at the end of the meal will be the same or less than what you ordered.
Jim: John, if you are going out with the Bill and the Marketing team for dinner tonight you need to use defensive dining when ordering. The last time I went with those guys they ordered the most expensive things on the menu and I got stuck paying $10 more than what I ordered.
by mc-sj-ca May 10, 2011
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King Kong Defense

Legal strategy used by Carl Lundström's lawyer in the Pirate Bay trial of 2009.
This defense is effective for its ability to come out of left field, catching the prosecution completely off guard and furthermore, obliterating their weak arguments.
Carl Lundstrom's attorney:"The person responsible for uploads of copyrighted files might as well be a user named King-Kong in the jungles of Cambodia".

More examples...
Prosecution: Blah blah, you're aiding people in stealing intellectual property
Defense: Wrong, it was King Kong in Cambodia!
Prosecution: WTF!!!?
Defense: Suck the King Kong defense! How do you ever expect to win now?
by Arockalypse February 18, 2009
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Chewbaca Defense

A defense used by Johnny Cocran that was used help Chef in the episode Chef Aid in South Park
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, this, is Chewbaca. Now why am i talking about Chewbaca when this man's life is on the line, i tell you... I dont know, I-Dont-Know.
by adfneionvo July 8, 2004
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