Affirmative Defenses Affirmative Verteidigungen Affirmative Defenses Defensas Afirmativas Defensas Afirmativas Défenses affirmatives הגנות אפירמטיביות अधिकृत बचाव 肯定的な弁護 Defesas afirmativas 肯定性抗辩 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.