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Mens Rea - the act of a guilty mind. First Degree Murder is a pre-meditated crime. That in itself is indicative of the Mens Rea of the perpetrator. The elements of Mens Rea are that the act was done: purposely - knowingly - recklessly - and negligently.

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Mens Rea - the act of a guilty mind. First Degree Murder is a pre-meditated crime. That in itself is indicative of the Mens Rea of the perpetrator. The elements of Mens Rea are that the act was done: purposely - knowingly - recklessly - and negligently.

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Mens translates to "the mind" in Latin, and rea is the female nominative form of the Latin term reum "guilty," "defendant," or "accused."

Therefore, mens rea = "guilty mind."

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MENS RAY-ah.

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Because the defendant did not intend to cause harm, his attorney mounted a mens rea defense.

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That the person who imprisoned you KNEW, of their own knowledge, that you were being imprisoned wrongly. (Mens Rea = guilty mind).

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