actus reus

名词 n.
/ˌaktəsˈɹeɪəs/|/ˌaktəsˈɹiːəs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or acts constituting a criminal offense, as distinguished from the intentions or state of mind of the perpetrator (mens rea).
    — It is hornbook criminal law that criminal offenses are defined in terms of an actus reus (criminal act) and a mens rea (criminal mind).

词形变化

actus rei plural

词源

From Late Latin āctus reus (“guilty act”), from Latin āctus (“act”) + reus (“guilty”); after Late Latin and English mens rea.
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