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defenseless
adjective as in powerless, vulnerable
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Some supervisors say they want survivors to be compensated for abuse, but the law has left them legally defenseless against fraudulent cases.
From Los Angeles Times
To deny it is to leave Americans defenseless against it.
From Salon
"Ordinary women, without the tools, are left alone and defenseless."
From BBC
There are no defenseless children in “Alien: Earth.”
From Salon
It is etched into the hands of those who perpetuate this unbearable violence against a defenseless yet resilient people.
From Salon
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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