Protection claim

A defensive statement is a false statement with the goal by a lie his own guilt to hide and a penalty to escape.

A legally accused person who makes a protective claim in court is not guilty of a criminally relevant false statement. It does not cover a false accusation or defamation from another person and may be punishable by law.

See also

• Fake alibi
• excuse

Web links

Wiktionary: protection claim  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden | Claim of protection | Spelling, meaning, definition . Website duden.de. Retrieved December 3, 2014.