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In addition to admitting or denying the plaintiff's allegations, an answer must contain the defendant's affirmative defenses for which the defendant bears the burden of proof at trial.
31 Affirmative Defenses And How To Assert Them.
While the availability of an affirmative defense will depend on the state, there are generally two categories of affirmative defenses, justifications and excuses.
Definition. This is a defense in which the defendant introduces evidence, which, if found to be credible, will negate criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts.
Accord and Satisfaction, Arbitration and Award, Assumption of the Risk, Contributory Negligence, Discharge in Bankruptcy, Duress, Estoppel, Failure of Consideration,
A new fact or set of facts that operates to defeat a claim even if the facts supporting that claim are true. A plaintiff sets forth a claim in a civil action by making statements in the document called the complaint. An affirmative defense is also allowed under rules of CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
These defenses include formation problems, lack of capacity, illegality of subject matter, impossibility, duress, unconscionability, undue influence, violation of the Statute of Frauds requirement that certain types of contracts must be in writing to be enforceable against the defendant, exceeding the statute of