mens rea

mens re·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [menz ree-uh]
- /ˈmɛnz ˈri ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [menz ree-uh]
- /ˈmɛnz ˈri ə/

Definitions of mens rea words

noun mens rea a criminal intent. 1
noun mens rea a criminal intention or knowledge that an act is wrong. It is assumed to be an ingredient of all criminal offences although some minor statutory offences are punishable irrespective of it 0
noun mens rea (general, psychology) a reactive mind, a conscious knowing by the individual that an act was omitted, either by themselves or by another. 0
noun mens rea (law) a guilty mind, a conscious knowing by the perpetrator that the act he/she committed was illicit. 0

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Origin of mens rea

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65, mens rea is from the New Latin word mēns rea

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Parts of speech for Mens rea

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mens rea

mens rea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mens rea usage trend in Literature

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