Sentence examples for an acceptable defense from inspiring English sources

If all else fails, ignorance is an acceptable defense.

(Driving under the influence of Ferneyhough is probably not an acceptable defense, even in California).

It is an acceptable defense to block access by minors by requiring an adult access code, a credit card, an identification number or similar measures.

To argue that his psychosis compelled him to kill Ms. Webdale anyway is not an acceptable defense under the laws of New York and most other states, Professor Uviller said, though a few states allow for what is known as an "irresistible impulse" defense.

That might have been an acceptable defense if they hadn't kept saying all night long that they weren't going to talk about the singing and were instead going to focus on things such as song choice and style.

But Ferguson's gaffe, and his apology, pose a real question that I don't think we left-wingers take seriously enough: What is an acceptable defense for a charge of bigotry?

Judge Grabau told the jury that self-defense was a legally acceptable defense as long as the force was proportionate to the threat.

Keep in mind that if you do provide an acceptable affirmative defense, you will still need to propose an agreeable way to "cure" the unavoidable breach.[3].

He did not question Phillips's judgment, at least not publicly, that Jeromy Burnitz, Roger Cedeño and Cliff Floyd would play acceptable defense.

McEwing does several things well: playing acceptable defense at seven positions; being able to bunt, hit-and-run and navigate the bases; hitting.311; and even having a little power.

Since the posting on April 16, the case has set the country abuzz with media traditional and social, as well as lawyers, debating whether such a move is an acceptable form of self-defense.