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In criminal law, consent may be used as an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done.[1]
- ^ For a more general discussion, see Dennis J. Baker, "The Moral Limits of Consent as a Defense in the Criminal Law," 12(1) New Criminal Law Review (2009); Dennis J. Baker, The Right Not to be Criminalized: Demarcating Criminal Law's Authority Archived 13 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Ashgate, 2011); see also consensual crime.