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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Topics of Law

Question:

The maxim "actus non facit rea nisi mens sit rea mean"-

Options:

Crime has to be coupled with guilty mind

There can be no crime without a guilty mind

Crime is the result of guilty mind

Criminal mind leads to crime

Correct Answer:

There can be no crime without a guilty mind

Explanation:

The correct interpretation of the maxim "actus non facit rea nisi mens sit rea" is: There can be no crime without a guilty mind.

This Latin maxim emphasizes the principle that for an act to be considered a crime, there must be a guilty or criminal state of mind (mens rea) accompanying the wrongful act (actus reus).

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