单选题 He was acquitted in ______ of strong evidence of his guilt.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】辨义:A.defense防御,辩解; B.deficit亏空;C.default怠忽、缺席(in default of:在缺少……的情况下);D.defect缺点。分析可知答案为C。