1) Criminal intent 2) Criminal intent, at law
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(menz ray-ah) n. Latin for a "guilty mind," or criminal intent in committing the act.
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Mens rea is Latin for `guilty mind`. In criminal law, it is viewed as one of the necessary elements of some crimes. The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means `the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty`. Thus, in jurisdictions with due...
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The guilty mind necessary to establish criminal responsibility.
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in Anglo-American law, criminal intent or evil mind. In general, the definition of a criminal offense involves not only an act or omission and its ... [1 related articles]
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The Latin term 'Mens rea' means, in a UK legal context: 'guilty state of mind'.
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A defined state of mind attributable to a person in the causing of the actus reus, - the guilty mind.
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(n) Mens Rea is the guilty state of mind of the accused person while doing or planning to do the guilt or criminal activity.
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guilty state of mind at the time of a criminal act
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(menz-ray-ah) The mental component of criminal liability. To be guilty of most crimes, a defendant must have committed the criminal act in a certain mental state (the mens rea). The mens rea of robbery, for example, is the intent to permanently deprive the owner of his property. Compare: actus reus
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n] - (law) criminal intent
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Guilty state of mind
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malice aforethought noun (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
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Guilty mind The intention to commit an offence whilst knowing it to be wrong
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