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affirmative defenses

affirmative defenses is the plural of affirmative defense.

Meaning of affirmative defense

Noun

affirmative defense (plural affirmative defenses)

  1. A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.

Questions about affirmative defenses

What is affirmative defenses the plural of?
Affirmative defenses is the plural of affirmative defense.

Words near affirmative defenses in the dictionary

  1. affirmations
  2. affirmative
  3. affirmative action
  4. affirmative actions
  5. affirmative defense
  6. affirmative defenses
  7. affirmative pregnant
  8. affirmative resolution
  9. affirmative sentence
  10. affirmative sentences
  11. affirmative waste

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