"black rage defense" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black rage defenses [plural]
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  1. (law, informal) A defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was driven to temporary insanity as a result of other people's racial prejudice. Tags: informal Coordinate_terms: gay panic defense, trans panic defense, urban survival syndrome
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