ACTUS REUS Definition & Meaning

actus reus

/ ˈæktəs ˈreɪəs /

noun

law a criminal action regarded as a constituent element of a crime, as compared with the state of mind of the perpetrator Compare mens rea

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of actus reus¹

Latin, literally: guilty act

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Wrongdoing generally requires two elements: a guilty act, actus reus, and a guilty mind, mens rea.

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But Shivers' lawyers argued that it was legally impossible for him to be convicted of murder because there was no actus reus, or criminal act, prior to the murder.

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But Shivers' lawyers argued that it was legally impossible for him to he convicted of murder because there was no actus reus, or criminal act, prior to the murder.

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