‘Mens rea’. Good old legal Latin phrase. The mind of the thing is the literal translation, but what does that mean? I consulted the nearest dictionary. Not a sausage. I went to three others, including a HUGE 2-volume Shorter Oxford and a book of Latin phrases. Still Nowt.
Consult Mr. Internet. It’s all to do with criminal intent. Did the suspect mean to commit a crime or did it just happen? Time to burn the paper dictionaries? Perish the thought!
Thursday, 5 November 2020
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