Assertion: defendant's defense | /r/HasProperty | affirmative
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text: It's also the burden of proof that the defendant must prove mitigating circumstances or affirmative defenses in criminal or civil court.
text: In an affirmative defense, the defendant may concede that they committed the alleged acts, but they prove other facts which, under the law, either justify or excuse their otherwise wrongful actions, or otherwise overcomes the plaintiff's claim.