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Question
One of the basic tenets of criminal liability is "actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea". What does this mean in English?
Options
A guilty act is not required in criminal law
If a person does a criminal act, he will be found guilty
The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty
The guilty mind and guilty act are the same things
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Solution
The act is not guilty unless the mind is guilty
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