Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
affirmative defense
A defendant's assertion raising new facts and arguments that, if true, will defeat the plaintiff's or prosecution's claim, even if all allegations in the complaint are true. ( Examples of affirmative defenses include duress and contributory negligence (in a civil case) and insanity and selfdefense (in a criminal case).