Mens Rea

A Mens Rea is a mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime.

• See: Actus Reus, Criminal Law, Law Latin, Legal Term, Legal Terminology.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea Retrieved:2023-8-28.
  • In criminal law, ' (; Law Latin for "'guilty mind" ) is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime. In common law jurisdictions, most crimes require proof both of mens rea and actus reus ("guilty act") before the defendant can be found guilty.

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