Defense - Law Dictionary Search Results
bear
[you legal responsibility for him] vi : to relate or have relevance [will admit evidence ing on her defense]
b.f.o.q.
employees working a particular job be of the same sex or age. The successful use of a B.F.O.Q. defense by an employer is rare in discrimination cases.
assumption of risk
him or her with due care and may accept the chance of being injured ;also : an affirmative defense that the plaintiff cannot receive compensation for injuries from the defendant because the plaintiff freely and knowingly assumed
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argue
matter in dispute [arguing for an extension] 2 : to present a case in court [will for the defense] vt 1 a : to give reasons for or against [argued the issue before the judge] b :
answer
complaint in a civil suit in which he or she may deny any of plaintiff's allegations, offer any defenses, and make any counterclaims against the plaintiff, cross-claims against other defendants, or third-party claims against third parties otherwise
act of God
that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident NOTE: It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury is directly and exclusively caused by an act of God.
accord
obligation when performed even though the performance is of less value than the original obligation ;also : the defense that an accord was agreed upon usually used in the phrase accord and satisfaction; called also executory accord
abandonment
4 a : the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime) b : the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from
duplicity
the use of deceptive words or actions 2 : the use of more than one claim, allegation, or defense in a single paragraph of a pleading ;esp : the improper charging of more than one offense in
economic duress
economic hardship which prevents the exercise of free will in engaging in a business transaction ;also : the defense of economic duress called also business compulsion
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