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Noun Concept
Categories: Legal defenses, Evidence law, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Criminal procedure, Testimony
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defense  defence  denial  demurrer  Contramandatus
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A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him WordNet 3.0
English:
legal
law
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A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In a civil proceeding or criminal prosecution under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction. Wikipedia
An attempt to avoid criminal or civil liability Wikipedia Disambiguation
Someone who demurs. Wiktionary
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He gave evidence for the defense WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
due process
legal concept
protection
PART OF
trial
criminal law
HAS KIND
entrapment
procedural defense
shadow defense
innocent dissemination
apologia
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
contributory negligence
assumption of risk
qualified immunity
ANTONYM
prosecution
CATEGORY DOMAIN
law
DERIVATION
traverse
USAGE DOMAIN
Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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defense, defence, denial, demurrer
Wikipedia
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defense (legal)
Wikidata
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defense
Wiktionary
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demurrer
Wikipedia Redirections
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Contramandatus, defence (law), defence counsel, Defense (law), defense counsel, Equitable defense, legal defence, legal defense, legal representative, Legal respresentation
Wikidata Alias
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defence, defense in law, legal defense

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