Definition of Actus reus

1. Noun. Activity that transgresses moral or civil law. "He denied any wrongdoing"


Definition of Actus reus

1. Noun. (legal) a physical act that attracts criminal sanctions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actus Reus

actuated
actuates
actuating
actuating(a)
actuation
actuations
actuator
actuators
actuopalynology
actuose
actuosity
acture
actures
acturience
actus rei
actus reus (current term)
acuate
acuated
acuates
acuating
acuation
acuities
acuition
acuity
aculea
aculeacin A acylase
aculeate
aculeated
aculei

Literary usage of Actus reus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of Criminal Law: Based on Lectures Delivered in the University of by Courtney Stanhope Kenny (1907)
"But though an actus reus is thus necessary, there may be a crime even where the whole of the particular actus reus that was intended has not been ..."

2. Criminal Responsibility and Social Constraint by Ray Madding McConnell (1912)
"In these rare cases, an actus reus committed by the intoxicated man may involve him in no punishment; since it has been preceded by no mens rea, ..."

3. The Canada Law Journal by William S. Hein & Company (1910)
""That in treason, just as in all other crimes, a mens rea will not constitute guilt without an actus reus, is vividly shewn by a Transatlantic decision that ..."

4. Drunk Driving Laws in Foreign Countries (1993)
"This separation of the procedure from the actus reus will make adherence to procedure a secondary element in proving the offense. Moreover, section 10(2) ..."

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