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| Consider the passage given below and answer the question. An essential principle of criminal law is contained in the maxim actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea. It implies that the act doesn't make a man blameworthy itself except if his intention was so. At the end, the criminal act should be accompanied by a guilty mind or mens rea. Thusly, the two components of an offense are actus reus and mens rea. Mens rea covers a wide scope of mental states and conditions, the presence of which would give a lawbreaker shade to actus reus. The idea of actus reus is an act of embellishment, helping, abetting, guiding and getting an offense. |
| Which of the following statement is correct? 1. The physical aspect of crime is mens rea. 2. The mental aspect of crime is actus reus. Choose the answer by given codes below: |
Only 1 is correct
Only 2 is correct
Both 1 and 2 are correct
Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
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| Neither 1 nor 2 is correct |
| To be classified as a crime, the act of doing something bad (actus reus) must be usually accompanied by the intention to do something bad (mens rea). |
