actus reus


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
actus reus /ˌaktəs ˈreɪəs/
noun Law action or conduct which is a constituent element of a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused. Compare with mens rea.
– origin L., lit. ‘guilty act’.
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