Assertion: justification | /r/Causes | the damage
Facets:
value: to society
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In the the criminal law system of the United States, excuse and justification are most commonly employed in affirmative defenses that provide rationale for finding the defendant not guilty, even though he committed an actus reus, possessed the necessary state of mind, and caused the damage to society that would normally constitute a criminal offense.