When a defendant admits to the existence of all of the necessary legal elements for criminal liability but offers one or more legally recognized reasons why he or she should nonetheless be acquitted, it is called

A. a justification.
B. affirmative defense.
C. true defense.
D. an excuse.


Answer: B

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