Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. law a physical act that attracts criminal sanctions.
WordNet 3.0
- n. activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Etymologies
- Latin - the "guilty act", or loosely, "criminal act" (Wiktionary)
Examples
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘actus reus’.
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business terms
I'm studying business law, this list will contain words I would like to implement in my language and terminology.
commingling, novation, indemnification, prospectus, quorum, commingled, agent, trustee, honorariums, fiduciary, usurp, dissolution and 94 more...
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
geloscopy, hunker, willy nilly, harum scarum, whacko, meh, nork, misunderestimate, atrabiliousness, luftmensch, auxanometer, hyperhedonia and 1948 more...
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latinate
words/phrases/sayings from latin
in medias res, sine qua non, tempus fugit, ne plus ultra, mea culpa, a priori, actus reus, mens rea, vidi aquam, alea iacta est, annus mirabilis, annus horribilis and 67 more...
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I am the law!: Crime
accomplice, actus reus, assault, burglary, bigamy, felony, capacity, conspiracy, coroner, custodial, embezzlement, evidence and 28 more...
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emk's Words
highbrow, despicable, marshmallow, kitten, ace, fitting, charm, plush, nauseating, cataclysmic, velveteen, rugged and 42 more...
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Legal Terms and Conditions
Strictly words or phrases I've encountered in law school and would not, more than likely, have known or cared about otherwise.
curtilage, defeasible, perpetuity, establishment, scienter, arguendo, de minimis, laches, actus reus, mens rea, stare decisis, quantum meruit and 9 more...
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legal
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jmjarmstrong JM abhors an actus reus so is very busy in the abhoring sector at the moment. Dec 7, 2010