mens rea 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
Hypernym
planning 3
noun
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishHyponym
premeditation 2
noun
(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
