defense arguments
Lawyer's protective reasoning
Defense arguments are the reasons, evidence, and legal claims presented to protect someone accused of wrongdoing.
In courtrooms, defense arguments counter the prosecution's case: The defense arguments centered on mistaken identity.
More broadly, any justification offered to deflect criticism or blame: His defense arguments for missing the deadline weren't convincing.
- presumption of innocenceDefault legal blamelessness
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- justificationReason proving rightness
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- deductive reasoningDeriving specifics from generalities
burden of proof · emotional appeal · alibi · duress · counterargument · fairness · entrapment · reasonable person · exculpatory evidence · equity · plea deal · character witness · reasonable doubt · beyond a shadow · rebuttal · stand your ground · good faith · statute of limitations
- court casestrials, murder trials, court cases, verdicts, civil cases
defense argumentsaccusations
Claims of fault
charges · allegations · indictments · incriminations · rebuttals
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