ALL meanings of mens rea
mens re·a
M m - noun mens rea a criminal intent. 1
- 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
- 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