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单词 actus reus
释义 actus reus, n. Law.|ˈæktəs ˈreɪəs|
[L., = guilty act.]
The action or conduct which constitutes a crime, as opposed to the mental state of the accused (see mens rea n.).
1902C. S. Kenny Outlines Crim. Law iii. 44 In these cases, from the difficulty of obtaining legal evidence of the offender's knowledge of one portion of his actus reus (e.g., the adulteration, or the drunkenness), something much less than actual knowledge is allowed to suffice in respect of that portion.1953G. L. Williams Crim. Law i. 16 If I carry off my own umbrella thinking that I am stealing somebody else's, there are the mens rea of larceny and an act, but not the actus reus of larceny.1992All England Law Rep. III. 674 Lord Diplock described the actus reus of the offence as driving a vehicle in such a manner as to create an obvious and serious risk of causing physical injury.
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