Defense - Law Dictionary Search Results
non est factum
non est factum [New Latin, (it) is not (his or her) deed] : a defense by way of denial of a deed (as the execution of a contract)
murder
time, homicide, manslaughter NOTE: Self-defense, necessity, and lack of capacity for criminal responsibility (as because of insanity) are defenses to a charge of murder. Most state statutes and the U.S. Code divide murder into two degrees. Florida,
muniment
muniment [Anglo-French, from Middle French, defense, from Latin munimentum, from munire to fortify] : a record (as a deed, statutory grant, or judgment) that
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mitigation of damages
satisfied the requirements of mitigation of damages "D'Aries v. Schell, 644 A.2d 134 (1994)"] ;also : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine called also avoidable consequences 2 : a reduction in the amount of damages awarded
means
means 1 a : something enabling one to achieve a desired end [a of self-defense] b : cause 2 : resources (as income and assets) at one's disposal
license
the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights 2 : a defense (as to trespass) that one's act was in accordance with a license granted 3 a : freedom that
equitable
2 : existing or valid in equity or as a matter of equity as distinguished from law [an defense] compare legal eq·ui·ta·bil·i·ty [e-kwi-tə-bi-lə-tē] n eq·ui·ta·ble·ness n eq·ui·ta·bly adv
libel
general, presumed, or special damages). The defendant may plead and establish the truth of the statements as a defense. Criminal libel may have additional elements, as in tending to provoke a breach of peace or in blackening
lesser
less size, quality, degree, or significance ;specif : of lower criminal liability [duress has been held a good defense to such crimes as robbery, burglary and malicious mischief "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."]
jus tertii
In property actions the claims of a third party on the property cannot usually be asserted as a defense by a litigant. A litigant may, however, have third-party standing to assert another's constitutional rights (as when an
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