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has gloss | eng: Innovative defenses (the invention of which is sometimes called creative lawyering) are relatively new and untried defenses for having committed a criminal act. Being innovative, there is little or no precedent bearing upon them. Such defenses include: * the abuse defense **Battered woman defence * premenstrual stress syndrome * the biological defense (the "Twinkie Defense") * "Black rage" * urban survival syndrome. |
lexicalization | eng: Innovative defense |
instance of | e/Criminal defenses |
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