Criminals took advantage of the uncertain status of the colony and defenselessness of its inhabitants.
The impossibility of punishing those truly responsible creates a feeling of defenselessness among the family of the victims.
The constant state of stress caused by a feeling of defenselessness may make some people more prone to disease.
Our defenselessness means these crooks are making off with a lot of money.
Her repeated emphasis on her “unprotected” state in the world constructs her defenselessness as a condition both endearing and requiring respect.
Her very defenselessness should have been her protection.
But it was not his defenselessness that stayed me.
So she was in trouble; there was a call upon her courage, an attack on her defenselessness.
