mens rea

== English == === Etymology === From Latin mēns + reus (literally “guilty mind”), from the English common law precept Actus non facit reum nisi mens rea sit ("The act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɛnz ˈɹiːə/ Rhymes: -iːə === Noun === mens rea (plural mentes reae) (general, psychology) A reactive mind, a conscious knowing by the individual that an act was committed, either by themselves or by another. (law) A guilty mind, the conscious knowing of a perpetrator while committing an act that the act is illicit. ==== Usage notes ==== In common law legal systems (those of England and its former colonies), different jurisdictions make different classifications of degree of guilt (levels of mens rea). In the highest classification, the guilty party intentionally committed the act in full knowledge of its consequences and that it was an offence; lower classifications imply lower degrees of intention (such as intentionally undertaking a course of action of which the offence was a likely result). In cases of strict liability and absolute liability offences, no proof on mens rea is required by the prosecution. ==== Translations ==== === See also === actus reus === Anagrams === Marnese, Menears, Reesman, enarmes, meaners, remeans, renames == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin mēns + reus (literally “guilty mind”) === Noun === mens rea (uncountable) (law) mens rea === Further reading === “mens rea”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016