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mens rea
(redirected from Guilty mind)

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mens rea (menzˑ rēˑ·),
n the intent of a crime—that is, the per-petrator's mental state regarding the act committed.


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Latin for a guilty mind, or criminal intent in committing the act.
"It's so simple, it's ridiculous" by Menendez, Tom / Reason
Latin for a guilty mind, or criminal intent in committing the act.
Theaters of Intention: Drama and the Law in Early Modern England. ... by Fortier, Mark / Renaissance Quarterly
It must be proved that an accused person committed an offence with a guilty mind -- that he or she knew what they were about to do was a criminal act but did it anyway.
Parliament's watchdog by King, John / Canada and the World Backgrounder
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