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| alibi | a latin word meaning"elsewhere"; an excuse or plea that a person was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed |
| DNA evidence | biological evidence, derived from testing samples of human tissues and fluids, that genetically links an offender to a crime |
| infancy | legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actins; the time before which a person becomes entitled to the legal rights and responsibilities normally held by citizens |
| intoxication | a state of drunkeness or similar condition created by the use of drugs or alcohol |
| insanity defense | defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that becasue of mental disease or defect, the defendant should not be held responsible for the crime committed |
| entrapment | an act by law enforcement officials to persuade a person to commit a crime that the person whould not otherwise have committed. If proven, entrapement is a valid defense to a criminal charge |
| duress | unlawful pressure on a person to do somethng that he or she would not otherwise do. Duress may be a defense to a criminal charge. |
| necessity | a defense to a criminal charge that shows a jsut or lawful reason for the defendant's conduct |
