Examples
- civil law
- accord and satisfaction
- assumption of risk (when the plaintiff knowingly entered into a dangerous situation)
- authority
- consent
- defense of property
- estoppel
- contract specification
- contractual provision (when the defendant's liability for causing the plaintiff's injuries had been waived in the contract; however, these provisions are typically unconscionable in many situations.)
- contributory negligence (when the plaintiff's actions contributed to his own injury)
- fair use
- laches (similar to statute of limitation)
- merger doctrine
- repossession
- statute of frauds
- statute of limitations (too much time has elapsed between the tort and the complaint)
- waiver
- criminal law
- insanity defense
- necessity
- duress
- self defense
- statute of limitation
- truth
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