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In the field of criminal law, there are a variety of conditions that will tend to negate elements of a crime (particularly the intentelement), known as defenses. The label may be apt in jurisdictions where the accused may be assigned some burden before a tribunal.
However, in many jurisdictions, the entire burden to prove a crime is on the prosecution, which also must prove the absenceof these defenses, where implicated. In other words, in many jurisdictions the absence of these so-called defenses is treated as an element of the crime. So-called defenses may provide partial or total refuge from punishment.
Types of defenses
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Mental Disorder (Insanity)
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Automatism.
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Intoxication.
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Mistake Of Fact.
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Necessity/Lesser harm.
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Lawful Capacity of Office.
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Self defense.
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Duress.