What element must be present in order for the excuse of necessity to be valid?

a. The victim consented.
b. No means of escape were available.
c. The harm to be avoided was greater than the offense charged.
d. The offense was based on a presumptive conclusion of mens rea.


c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Random callbacks b. Surveys of all citizens c. Citizen drop-in centers d. No particular method – just intuition

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a. misfeasance b. nonfeasance c. malfeasance d. multifeasance

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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