Minor Construction-Building Repair and Alterations General Almost all minor construction, building repair and alteration are handled through the Physical Plant Department. Since the University requires that any physical changes to buildings be approved by the Director of Physical Plant, it is necessary for Physical Plant personnel to perform the actual work or, if funds are available, to be contracted to commercial companies and supervise the work in progress.
Synonyms for defend. verb protect. 1  preserve star. 2  contend star. 3  hold star. 4  secure star. 5  uphold star. 6  prevent star. 7  fight star.
1 Not a denial that the act complained of was committed by the defendant. 2  Rather implicit in a plea of justification is an admission that he committed the act, but the defense is the existence or circumstances and facts which make the act, though apparently culpable, lawful. Meaning of Justification. 2  A plea by a defendant in a civil or criminal proceeding that the act complained of was lawful. 3  Not a denial that the act complained of was committed by the defendant.