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CRIMINAL LAW DEFENSES In Criminal Law these defenses can be grouped into 4 categories:
With the exception of actual innocence and Automatism , these defenses do not argue that the defendant did not commit an '' Actus Reus '' ( Latin for "guilty act" but the term includes both acts and Omissions ) which broke the Law ; but rather, that the defendant should not be held Culpable for what occurred. Note that there is also defense against an attacker, see Self Defense And Defense Of Others , Defense Of Property . CIVIL LAW DEFENSES In Common Law civil practice Affirmative Defense s are presented to limit or avoid liability, they are numerous and include:
DEFENSE AGAINST AN ATTACKER Note that apart from this defense against prosecution and liability, there is also defense against an attacker, which can be a legal justification, see Self Defense And Defense Of Others , Defense Of Property . |
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