A legal excuse for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act that is the basis for exemption from guilt. A classic example is the excuse of SELF-DEFENSE offered as justification for the commission of a murder.
A legal excuse for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act that is the basis for exemption from guilt. A classic example is the excuse of SELF-DEFENSE offered as justification for the commission of a murder.
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