☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Affirmative Defense

A defense that admits the allegations but raises new facts excusing or justifying the conduct — self-defense, statute of limitations, contributory negligence, and assumption of risk.

Category: Civil Procedure · Source: Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(c)
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