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mens rea
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mens rea has 1 sense
- mens rea(n = noun.cognition) malice aforethought - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials; Array is a kind of planning, preparation, provision
has particulars: premeditation
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mens rea, n. criminal intent; the knowledge of wrongdoing.
Etymology
L, = guilty mind
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