Dershowitz (1994) has claimed that an increasing number of defense lawyers are taking the approach that the defendants they represent have a "history of abuse as an excuse for violent retaliation." What has Dershowitz named this claim?
A. The victimization syndrome
B. The abuse excuse
C. The eye for an eye excuse
D. Appropriate retaliation
Answer: B
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FIll in the blank with correct word.