actus reus

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[Latin, Guilty act.] As an element of criminal responsibility, the wrongful act or omission that comprises the physical components of a crime. Criminal statutes generally require proof of both actus reus and mens rea on the part of a defendant in order to establish criminal liability.

actus reus noun actions, at fault, bearing, behavior, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, chargeable, criminal, criminous, culpable, demeanor, deserving, deserving of blame, deserving reproof, erring, external element of a crime, guilty act, immutable, in error, in the wrong, incriminated, indictable, manners, mien, observance, of punishment, pattern, peccant, reprehensible, reproachable, reprovable, to blame

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