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ahh okay i think i get it. you're thinking about total defenses too. they sometimes apply to excuses too, though it's not guaranteed. heat of the moment (an excuse) could very well decrease the punishment, sometimes if the judge is really "nice" practically eliminate it. that said, there are other excuses which might completely work as total defenses. and of course you do have cases where you have both defenses at play and it gets weird/murky.

i don't think it's semantics but it's waaay off topic and into just too nuanced a discussion of legal language, which is pretty dry for most and not really worth continuing, yeah. but it's a neat thing to know about, as far as trivia goes.

(you can also run the idea by drak or weaku one day, they might have better sources that help clarify the difference.)
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