Assertion: justification | /r/HasProperty | defense
Facets:
value: in a criminal case
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Justification is a defense in a criminal case, by which a defendant who committed the crime as defined, claims they did no wrong, because committing the crime advanced some social interest or vindicated a right of such importance that it outweighs the wrongfulness of the crime.
text: Justification can be a defense in a prosecution for a criminal offense.
text: Justifications are defenses that focus primarily on the criminal offense that was committed by the defendant.