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Law
Defences for the Accused
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Defence | a denial of or a justification for, criminal behaviour |
| Mental Disorder | defined in a Criminal Code as a "disease of the mind" |
| Automatism | A condition in which a person acts without being aware of what he or she is doing |
| Insane Automatism | A form of automatism caused by a mental disorder |
| Non-insane Automatism | A form of automatism caused by an external factor |
| Intoxication | The condition of being overpowered by alcohol or drugs to the point of losing self-control |
| Self Defence | The use of reasonable force |
| Dwelling House | Any building or other structure that is occupied on a permanent or temporary basis |
| Necessity | A defence stating that the accused had no reasonable alternative to committing an illegal act |
| Compulsion or Duress | A defence in which the accused person is forced by the threat of violence to commit a criminal act against his or her will |
| Provocation | Words or action that are insulting enough to cause an ordinary person to lose self-control |
| Double Jeopardy | The legal doctrine that an accused person cannot be tried twice for the same offence |
| Alibi | A defence raised by the accused claiming that he or she was somewhere else when the offence was committed |
| Entrapment | A defence against police conduct that illegally induces that defendant to commit a criminal act |
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