actus reus

Noun

Meaning

activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

misconduct wrongdoing wrongful conduct tortious mens rea criminal offense civil wrong guilty act culpable act

Hypernyms

activity

Hyponyms

injury maintenance violation injustice infringement intrusion

Examples

he denied any wrongdoing Source: Internet

Actus reus The actus reus of perjury might be considered to be the making of a statement, whether true or false, on oath in a judicial proceeding, where the person knows the statement to be false or believes it to be false. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acture acturience actus actynopterigian ACU acu-