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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mens rea /ˌmɛnz ˈriːə/

▶noun Law the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime. Compare with actus reus.

– origin L., lit. ‘guilty mind’.

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