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Excuse

In jurisprudence, an excuse is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. Justification and excuse are different defenses in a criminal case (see Justification and excuse). Exculpation is a related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability, such as their liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in…

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Excuse

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Triples80
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027397
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Excuse → Adequate, And Why It Matters, Bartlett Publishers, Berman, Boston, Boulder, Buffalo Criminal Law Review, California Law Review, CO, Columbia Law Review, Controversies, Crim, Crime, Criminal Law, Criminal Law Defenses, Duke Law JournalChin, Duress, Essays, Excuse Not Justification, Excusing Crime
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Excuse → Albeit, For, Hence, In, Judges, Others, The, To, When, Whilst
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Excuse → defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation

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Excuseis adefense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation0.90text
mens reainstance ofnegates one of the required elements of the crime0.80text
Excuserelated to ExplanationThe0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationJudges0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationWhen0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationTo0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationIn0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationHence0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationOthers0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationFor0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationAlbeit0.60section
Excuserelated to ExplanationWhilst0.60section

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