Definition of mens rea Mens rea
mens re•a
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What does mens rea mean?
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| mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials | ||
| malice aforethought | ||
| planning, provision, preparation the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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