Specific Intent
Mens rea is a legal phrase used to describe the mental state a person must be in while committing a crime for it to be intentional. It can refer to a general intent to break the law or a specific, premeditated plan to commit a particular offense. actus reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty Courts generally ignore this concept in law. |
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