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affirmative relief.See RELIEF. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative proof.See PROOF. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative  pregnant.A  positive  statement  that  ambiguously  implies a  negative;  a  statement that  does  not  explicitly  deny  a  charge,  but  instead  answers  an  unasked  question  and  thereby implies culpability, as when a person says “I returned your car yesterday” to the charge “You stole my car!” Cf. NEGATIVE PREGNANT . [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative plea.See pure plea under PLEA(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative misconduct.See MISCONDUCT. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative instruction.See JURY INSTRUCTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative injunction.See mandatory injunction under INJUNCTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative easement.See EASEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative duty.See DUTY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative defense.See DEFENSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]