Criminal defenses

An alibi (, from the Latin, alibī, meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person under suspicion in a crime that they were in a different place when the offence was committed. During a police investigation, all suspects are usually asked to provide details of their whereabouts during the relevant time period, which, where possible, would usually be confirmed by other persons or in other ways (such as by checking phone records, or credit card receipts, use of CCTV, etc.).

quality of natural and juridical persons necessary for their actions to have legal effect

either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law

plea to insanity of crimnal actions used in a court system

age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence

legal defence where one attempts to deliberately confuse the jury by making use of the red herring fallacy

Affluenza describes the psychological and social effects of affluence. It is a portmanteau of affluence and influenza, and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism. Some psychologists consider it to be a pseudo-scientific term; however, the word continues to be used in scientific literature.

plea in a court of law that a person should not be held guilty for actions which were ordered by a superior officer

legal doctrine regarding the defensive use of force within one's abode

defence in a prosecution for a criminal offense

admission of guilt for a crime for which the confessor is not responsible

legal defense claiming that defendant acted in a state of violent temporary insanity because of homosexual panic

claim that some biological factor present in the defendant provides a defense against the accused crimes

condition that negates elements of a crime

legal defense

defense (or lack thereof) to criminal charges on the grounds of ignorance of law

criminal defense occasionally used when a defendant is accused of a criminal attempt that failed only because the crime was factually or legally impossible to commit

German philosophy idea

concept in criminal law

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 the civil law.

a person committing a criminal act in the state of losing self control

Guideline governing legal pleas of insanity

exculpatory situation in law that results from coercion

pattern of signs and symptoms displayed by a woman who has suffered persistent intimate partner violence