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The phrase "affirmative defense for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a type of defense that, if proven, can negate or reduce liability in a legal case.
Example: "The defendant presented an affirmative defense for self-defense during the trial."
Alternatives: "defensive argument for" or "justification for defense".
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It's even more difficult to understand how there can even be an affirmative defense for parents who are so careless.
An alternative approach could be to enact statutory language that generally prohibits trading on the basis of material non-public information but provide a statutory affirmative defense for those able to prove that they have used their own skill and work product to piece together pieces of information which in the aggregate would constitute material non-public information.
Individual aboriginal title is a fact-specific and fact-intensive defense, which is difficult to raise as a criminal affirmative defense, for which the defendant has the burden of proof.
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The form for handling individual issues and problems in the Contra Gentiles is not the quaestio but a more affirmative defense of specific positions and against specific heresies.
Our results suggest that those regulated by 10b5-1 effectinfluenceduenced this regulation (viz., by way of successfully advocating for an affirmative defense provided for so-called "planned trades").
"Absent prejudice to the plaintiff, a defendant may raise an affirmative defense in a motion for summary judgment for the first time". Rivera v. Anaya, 726 F.2d 566, 566 (9th Cir.1984).
In their motion, defendants raised the affirmative defenses of estoppel and laches.
The exception in respect of transporting liquor not intended for sale found in the statute affords matter for affirmative defense.
Since the fair use exception to the Copyright Act is an affirmative defense to a suit for copyright infringement, the party asserting the exception bears the burden of production and persuasion to show that the exception (and the defense) is applicable.
Senator Hoffmann's bill, which was submitted last month, calls for an "affirmative defense" that would allow parents to avoid criminal prosecution for abandonment if their intention was to safeguard their babies' lives by leaving them in a safe place.
While Congress has never made explicit statutory provision for this affirmative defense or any other, it has recognized the validity of the defense by regulating its use in federal prosecutions.
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