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mens rea /'menz-'rē-ə, -'rā-/ n pl men·tes re·ae /'men-ˌtēz-'rē-ˌē, 'men-ˌtās-'rā-ˌī/ [New Latin, literally, guilty mind]: a culpable mental state; esp: one involving intent or knowledge and forming an element of a criminal offense

murder contains a mens rea element compare actus reus