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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affirmative defense" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a type of defense that, if proven, negates or mitigates the legal consequences of the defendant's actions.
Example: "The defendant presented an affirmative defense, arguing that they acted in self-defense during the incident."
Alternatives: "justification defense" or "defensive claim".
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affirmative defense
noun
A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
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Sunbeam's second affirmative defense stands.
"It's not an affirmative defense," he said.
Sunbeam's first affirmative defense therefore must be stricken.
(c) A party who has asserted an affirmative defense has the burden of proving the affirmative defense.
See Failure to state a claim, Affirmative defense, Complete defense, Partial defense, Excuse, and Justification.
602, could properly raise the statute's underinclusiveness as an affirmative defense.
"We provide the means for them to have an affirmative defense," Ms. Kohl-Welles said of the escort sites.
In fact, Virginia has not even formally legalized the oils, providing only an "affirmative defense" to anyone charged with possession.
Sunbeam's second affirmative defense asserts Illinois' four-year statute of limitations for actions on contracts for sale, Ill.Rev.Stat.
The defendants answered, admitting or denying the several allegations of the bill, but setting up no affirmative defense.
However, Zezulka's pleading did not include an affirmative defense of qualified immunity to the plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim.
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