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The lecture covered justifications and excuses as defenses to avoid criminal liability. Justifications include self-defense and defense of others. Excuses include entrapment (police inducing a person to commit a crime they ordinarily would not do) and duress (defendant claims they committed the act because they were not acting on their own free will).

In your initial discussion post, please address the following prompts:

- Choose one of the defenses from justifications or excuses.
- Create a crime scenario describing how your chosen defense would be used.

(Optional) If you choose to, you may also use a real-life case to describe the application of your chosen defense.



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Final answer:

Duress is a legal defense involving committing a crime under immediate threat or coercion, typically to protect oneself or others.


Explanation:

Duress is a defense under the law that involves a person claiming they committed a crime because they were being threatened or coerced into doing so under immediate danger to their life or safety. An example scenario where the defense of duress could be used is if a person was forced to participate in a robbery by someone threatening to harm their family if they did not comply.


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