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mens rea is a noun meaning "(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials". It carries one recorded sense.
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
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Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mens rea come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.