Defences

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Across
  1. 3. Coming into physical contact with someone, or threatening to do so, without consent.
  2. 4. Legally recognised justifications or excuses for what would otherwise be criminal behaviour.
  3. 7. If this applies, the person suing will not be successful
  4. 9. Involuntary act not caused by alcohol, drugs or insanity.
  5. 10. If involuntary intoxication- deal with as insanity. If voluntary- only relevant to whether the person formed intent.
  6. 11. A person acts in the heat of the moment. A reasonable person would have lost self-control.
Down
  1. 1. If the accused's actions (not the consequences) are accident.
  2. 2. If this applies, the person suing will receive less damages than otherwise would be in case.
  3. 5. A person acting to defend him or herself.
  4. 6. being found guilty of a criminal offence.
  5. 8. A person: does not understand what he or she is doing. Does not understand wrong, or cannot control his or her actions.