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Explain what is meant by the terms ‘Mens Rea’ and ‘Actus Reus’. Use Authority to support your answers

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Have a little read: ... Explain what is meant by the terms 'Mens Rea' and 'Actus Reus'. Use Authority to support your answers The Actus Reus is the physical element of the crime - the wrongful act of prohibited action or failure to act (omission). The act or omission must be voluntary; D who has some control over his/her physical actions carries that out. The existence of the Actus Reus is essential for criminal liability. If there is no actual Actus Reus- or physical doing of the crime then there is no crime there at all. The Actus Reus in section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act (OAPA) is where the D unlawfully and maliciously wounds another or causes Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) by any means whatsoever. There is also a voluntary nature of the act or omission. D's act must have occurred because of a conscious exercise of will on D's part i.e.

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