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Criminal Law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A defense claiming the accused was somewhere else when the crime happened | ALIBI |
| A defense where the defendant admits the act but says it was right under the circumstances | Justification |
| protecting yourself from immediate harm using reasonable force | self-defense |
| protecting another person from unlawful harm | defeseofothers |
| when a person voluntarily agrees to certain conduct | consent |
| a defense where the defendant admits the act was wrong but says they were not responsible | excuse |
| one requirement of self-defense: the threat must exist right | now |
| self-defense can only be used for | prevention |
| in consent defense, people must agree | Voluntarily |
| injury during a sporting _______ may justify consent | event |