In an affirmative defense:
A) the defendant admits to the facts claimed by the plaintiff, but offers additional facts
B) the defendant denies all the facts claimed by the plaintiff
C) the defendant does not respond
D) the defendant hires a special lawyer
E) none of the other choices are correct

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In an affirmative defense, the defendant admits to the facts claimed by the plaintiff but offers additional facts that excuse or justify their actions. In contrast, choice B describes a denial of all the plaintiff's claims, and choice C describes failure to respond (which would result in a default judgment). Choice D is irrelevant to affirmative defenses.

In an Affirmative Defense