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A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.

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suit contest defense charge allegation mitigate fact criminal
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anse tense lense pense mense dense cense wanse minse rinse banse hanse manse danse chinse odense flense amanse intense alfonse
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