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    • In criminal law, actus reus , Latin for "guilty act", is one of the elements normally required to prove commission of a crime in common law jurisdictions, the other being Latin: mens rea ("guilty mind"). In the United States, it is sometimes called the external element or the objective element of a crime. See more

    Etymology

    The terms actus reus and mens rea developed in English Law are derived from a principle stated by Edward Coke, namely, … See more

    Act

    In order for an actus reus to be committed there has to have been an act. Various common law jurisdictions define act differently but generally, an act is a "bodily movement whether voluntary or involuntary.… See more

    Voluntariness

    For conduct to constitute an actus reus, it must be engaged in voluntarily. Few sources enumerate the entirety of what constitutes voluntary and involuntary conduct. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his 1881 book … See more

     
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  1. Mens rea - Wikipedia

    In criminal law, mens rea (/ ˈmɛnz ˈreɪə /; Law Latin for " guilty mind " [1]) is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime. In common law jurisdictions, most crimes require proof both of mens rea and actus reus …

     
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  6. ac·tus re·us
    noun
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    1. action or conduct which is a constituent element of a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused. Compare with mens rea.
      "failure to prevent death may be the actus reus of manslaughter"
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    Mens rea refers to the offender's mental state at the time of the crime, whereas actus reus relates to the physical act of committing a crime. The physical components of a crime are referred to as the actus reus, Latin for "guilty act." …

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    In New South Wales, in cases of voluntary manslaughter, both the actus reus (literally guilty act) and mens rea (literally guilty mind) for murder are proven but the defendant has a partial defence, such as extreme provocation or …

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