Abuse Excuse
Barron's Law Dictionary:
Top
Abuse Excuse
Claim which attempts to justify a person’s improper action based upon that person’s history of victimization. May be used to negate the mens rea of a crime and/or to mitigate punishment. See battered person’s syndrome.
Related Videos:
Top
Abuse Excuse
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Barron's Law Dictionary
Law Dictionary. Copyright © 2003 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved.
Read more