(law) A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.

Alternative spelling of Afghan Hound

plural of Afghan hound

Fraud whose victims are susceptible because they trust the perpetrator as a member of their circle.

plural of affinity reagent

(biochemistry) An antibody, peptide, nucleic acid, or other small molecule that specifically binds to a larger target molecule in order to identify, track, capture, or influence its activity.

plural of Afghan Hound

A sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle.

(property law) Any structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.

The former official name of Afghanistan, from 2001 through 2021.