A Mistake of Fact Is a Defence to a Criminal

question 114

True/False

A mistake of fact is a defence to a criminal charge if the mistake was an honest one and no offence would have been committed if the circumstances had been as the accused believed them to be.

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DVC

Digital Video Compression, a method for reducing the size of digital video files.

Economic Growth

An increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, often measured by the rise in the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

Industrially Advanced Countries

High-income countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and the nations of western Europe that have highly developed market economies based on large stocks of technologically advanced capital goods and skilled labor forces.

IACs

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