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frivolous defense

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A quick definition of frivolous defense:

Frivolous defense is when a defendant makes a claim that has no basis in fact or law to avoid being held responsible for their actions. It is a reason given by a defendant to show that the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case against them. An affirmative defense is when a defendant asserts facts and arguments that, if true, will defeat the plaintiff's or prosecution's claim, even if all the allegations in the complaint are true. A frivolous defense is not a valid defense and is often used to delay or obstruct a lawsuit.

A more thorough explanation:

A frivolous defense is a defense that has no basis in fact or law. It is a defendant's stated reason why the plaintiff or prosecutor has no valid case. For example, if a defendant is accused of robbery, but their defense is that they were on the moon at the time of the crime, that would be a frivolous defense.

Frivolous defenses are not taken seriously by the court and are often dismissed quickly. They waste time and resources and can even result in sanctions against the defendant or their attorney.

Other types of defenses include affirmative defenses, which are assertions of facts and arguments that, if true, will defeat the plaintiff's or prosecution's claim, and perfect defenses, which meet all legal requirements and result in the defendant's acquittal.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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