"affirmative defense" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: affirmative defenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} affirmative defense (plural affirmative defenses)
  1. (law) A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation. Wikipedia link: affirmative defense Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-affirmative_defense-en-noun-kSR7yWWx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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