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Abuse excuse: When someone does something wrong and tries to say it's not their fault because they were abused for a long time. They might say they couldn't tell right from wrong or control themselves because of the abuse. This is sometimes used as a defense in court cases.
Abuse excuse is a legal defense used in criminal cases where the defendant claims that they were unable to distinguish between right and wrong or control their actions due to prolonged abuse. This defense is often used in cases where the defendant has experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
These examples illustrate how the abuse excuse defense can be used in cases where the defendant has experienced prolonged abuse. The defense argues that the abuse has caused the defendant to act in a way that they would not have otherwise acted if they had not been abused.