{"id":207,"date":"2012-10-17T23:16:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T03:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=207"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:22:10","slug":"11-guilty-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"11. Guilty mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 6: Mens Rea
Page 11: Guilty Mind<\/p>\n

Average Joe wearing a scholar’s cap and gown, holding a pointer, next to a chalkboard. On the chalkboard:<\/em><\/p>\n

MENS (n) Feminine singular nominative “mind”<\/em><\/p>\n

REA (adj) Feminine positive singular nominative of REUS “accused”<\/em><\/p>\n

AVERAGE JOE<\/p>\n

“Mens rea” translates loosely as “guilty mind<\/span>,” or perhaps “accused mind.”<\/p>\n

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