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Meaning of affirmative defense | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

affirmative pregnant affirmative resolution affirmative sentence affirmative waste Affirmatively affirmativeness

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