mens rea

English - Turkish

Definition of mens rea in English Turkish dictionary: (Kanun) taammüd; (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) kasıt

English - English

Definition of mens rea in English English dictionary: a guilty mind, a conscious knowing by the perpetrator that the act s/he committed was illicit; mental element of a crime, criminal thought; The "guilty mind" necessary to establish criminal responsibility; Mens Rea is a phrase that you are most likely to hear in the criminal courts and means literally "guilty mind" Certain crimes require that a person intended to carry out the crime, and thus the prosecution would have to prove that there was mens rea at the time the offense was committed; - a guilty mind; the mental state accompanying a criminal act; a guilty mind; Literally, "guilty mind " The intent required to commit the crime It is a prerequisite to conviction for a crime involving a moral wrong, but it is not a prerequisite to conviction for an act that is a crime only because a statute designates it to be a crime, e g , overtime parking; guilty state of mind at the time of a criminal act; The "criminal intent" or "guilty mind" that creates responsibility for a crime See "actus reus"; (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials

mens rea

Turkish pronunciation

menz ri

/ˈmenz ˈrē/ /ˈmɛnz ˈriː/

() directly from the Latin

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