mens rea

Noun Phrase

mens re=a

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mens rea(n = noun.cognition) malice aforethought - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials; Array

is a kind of planning, preparation, provision

has particulars: premeditation

mens rea, n. criminal intent; the knowledge of wrongdoing.

Etymology

L, = guilty mind