Definitions
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- noun law a physical act that attracts criminal
sanctions .
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- noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Etymologies
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Latin - the "guilty act", or loosely, "criminal act"
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word actus reus
JM abhors an actus reus so is very busy in the abhoring sector at the moment.
December 7, 2010