Confession and Avoidance

Constitutional Amendment

When a defendant admits the allegations in a complaint against him/her in a lawsuit or accusations in a criminal case but alleges other facts (affirmative defenses) to show that the original allegations do not prove a case against him/her. often this means the defendant confesses to the accuracy of the stated facts and tries to avoid their legal impact.

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