(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
mens rea 例句
英汉例句
Certainly they are much rarer than the ordinary mistakes or accidents which exclude intention or mens rea in the ordinary sense.
它们当然比排除通常意义上的故意或犯意的一般错误或意外事件要罕见得多。
In many criminal cases, the common-law requirement that a defendant must have a mens rea (ie, he must or should know that he is doing wrong) has been weakened or erased.