720 ILCS 5/7-14 : Rights and Remedies — Criminal Offenses — Criminal Code — Criminal Code of 2012 — Principles of Criminal Liability — Justifiable Use of Force; Exoneration —14 - Affirmative defense TEXT PDF A defense of justifiable use of force, or of exoneration, based on the provisions of this Article is an affirmative defense. 720 ILCS 5/7-14 Laws 1961, p. 1983.