The Defendant May Put Forth A(n)__________ Which Admits the Defendant

Multiple Choice

The defendant may put forth a(n) __________ which admits the defendant acted in a certain way but claims that the defendant's conduct was not the __________ of harm to the plaintiff,or that that defendant's conduct was __________.

A) affirmative defense, legal cause, excused
B) motion for summary judgment, legal cause, excused
C) counterclaim, legal cause, excused
D) affirmative defense, proximate cause, preempted