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Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. A LAWFUL EXCUSE is a defence that may be raised by the defendant at trial. The onus/burden is on the defendant that even though they were breaking a law, they have a legal reason why they did it, and thus should not be found guilty.EXAMPLE.nswered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. A LAWFUL EXCUSE is a defence that may be raised by the defendant at trial. The onus/burden is on the defendant that even though they were breaking a law, they have a legal reason why they did it, and thus should not be found guilty.
Justification means that the act complained of was lawful, and it is defeated by evidence of malice. 1 In Townsend v US, Justice Miller of the United States Court of Appeals used these words: Justification, sufficient to offset willfulness, may mean a sufficient lawful reason for acting, or failing to act.