# Affirmative Defenses

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## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Affirmative Verteidigungen
- en-gb: Affirmative Defenses
- es-es: Defensas Afirmativas
- es-mx: Defensas Afirmativas
- fr-fr: Défenses affirmatives
- he-il: הגנות אפירמטיביות
- hi-in: अधिकृत बचाव
- ja-jp: 肯定的な弁護
- pt-br: Defesas afirmativas
- zh-cn: 肯定性抗辩

## Definition

Affirmative Defenses are legal arguments raised by a defendant in response to a plaintiff's claim, which if proven, can defeat or mitigate the plaintiff's claim, and must be asserted by the defendant in their answer or other responsive pleading.

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