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Meanings of mens rea in English
Portuguese
dolo (Law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials.
Synonyms
Examples for "malice aforethought"
Examples for "malice aforethought"
1
And in his case he does it deliberately and of malice aforethought.
2
God knows; she might think it was done spitefully, with malice aforethought.
3
Now, let us go forth and smite the ungodly with malice aforethought.
4
Indeed, I have with malice aforethought ransacked his works to find them.
5
Terrible as is his crime, he never committed it out of malice aforethought.
Usage of mens rea in English
1
How can we establish intention - " mens rea", or the "guilty mind" - beyond a reasonable doubt?
2
The judgement said in light of this it was Anne Stevens' opinion that a mens rea defence would have been hopeless.
3
Some key Republican senators are reluctant to support the bill until it includes changes to " mens rea" laws that govern criminal intent.
4
Central to the criminal law system we have is the idea of intent or, in legalese mens rea, which conveys the idea of "guilty mind".
5
Mens rea reform was excluded from the Senate measure because its authors were divided on the issue.
Translations for mens rea
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