affirmative defense
affirmative defense · affirmative defenses
A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than…A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
Meaning
1 sensesA defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
Forms
plural: affirmative defenses| Singular | affirmative defense |
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