{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-7-14","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/7-14","heading":"Affirmative defense.","body":"A defense of justifiable use of force, or of exoneration, based on the provisions of this Article is an affirmative defense.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"83356faa0e51453d311104cd4fc726425f5f40431e1003ed7deb62223c99d6ab","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-7-13","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-7-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}