Affirmative Defenses

Affirmative Defenses are legal arguments raised by a defendant in response to a plaintiff's claim, which if proven, can defeat or mitigate the plaintiff's claim, and must be asserted by the defendant in their answer or other responsive pleading.

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Branch: Objectives
Children: 19

Also known as

Affirmative Defenses, Affirmative Verteidigungen, Defensas Afirmativas, Defensas Afirmativas, Defesas afirmativas, Défenses affirmatives, הגנות אפירמטיביות, अधिकृत बचाव, 肯定性抗辩, 肯定的な弁護

Ancestry path

Objectives Litigation Objectives Litigation Defenses Litigation Civil Defenses

Children 19

Accord and Satisfaction
Arbitration and Award
Assumption of Risk
Contributory Negligence
Discharge in Bankruptcy
Duress
Estoppel
Failure of Consideration
Fraud
Illegality Doctrine
Injury by Fellow Servant
Laches
License (Agreement)
Payment Defense
Release
Res Judicata
Statute of Frauds
Statute of Limitations
Waiver

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