"abuse excuse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abuse excuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} abuse excuse (plural abuse excuses)
  1. (informal, derogatory, law) A self-defense claim based on the idea that, because of long-term abuse, a defendant was unable to distinguish between right and wrong. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-abuse_excuse-en-noun-Ks~c4Xgu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rhyming compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law Topics: law

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