Generally this means that you acted in 'mens rea' or guilty mind. The burden on proving mens rea is placed on the prosecution to show that you acted in a state which you intended to do criminal activity (planning, tools for criminal behavior, past behavior, etc)
A crime is a criminal act committed with a criminal intent.
A criminal act accompanied by a criminal intent. You must have BOTH elements in order for it to constitute a crime.
A criminal act accompanied by a criminal intent is necessary to form a crime. Criminal NEGLIGENCE is a finding in civil and tort cases and is not a criminal element.
misdemeanors
the act,and criminal intent.
If you have a fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of another person, and with intent, you act against that person and in favor your own interest, you have committed a criminal breach of trust.
ALL crimes require a criminal act accompanied by a criminal intent.
An actus reus is a criminal act, separate from the intentions or state of mind of the person who commits it.
Only if your intent was to commit a criminal act.
There are only TWO. A CRIMINAL ACT accompanied by a CRIMINAL INTENT.
Law and Order Criminal Intent - 2001 Vanishing Act 7-17 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-14
I can't speakl for the law of all "the World's" nations - but in the US a criminal act is defined by two elements. (1) A criminal act accompanied by (2) a criminal intent.