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What is the legal meaning of **actus reus**?
✔✔The physical act or unlawful omission that forms part of a criminal offence.
What does **mens rea** refer to in criminal law?
✔✔The guilty state of mind required for a criminal offence.
When can an omission result in criminal liability?
✔✔When there is a legal duty to act and the person fails to fulfil that duty.
What is the purpose of criminal law?
✔✔To protect society by defining offences and imposing sanctions on those who commit them.
What is meant by strict liability?
✔✔Liability for an offence without the need to prove mens rea for one or more elements.
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,What must the prosecution prove in a criminal case?
✔✔The defendant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
What is the difference between a summary offence and an indictable offence?
✔✔Summary offences are heard in the Magistrates' Court, while indictable offences are tried in
the Crown Court.
What is an either-way offence?
✔✔An offence that can be heard in either the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court.
When is a person considered criminally responsible for an omission?
✔✔When a legal duty existed and the omission caused or contributed to the offence.
What is causation in criminal law?
✔✔The requirement to prove that the defendant's conduct caused the prohibited result.
What is factual causation commonly tested by?
✔✔The "but for" test.
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, What is legal causation?
✔✔Whether the defendant's actions were a substantial and operating cause of the result.
What is an intervening act (novus actus interveniens)?
✔✔An event that breaks the chain of causation between the defendant's conduct and the result.
What is the meaning of intention in criminal law?
✔✔A decision to bring about a particular consequence.
What is recklessness?
✔✔Consciously taking an unjustified risk.
What is negligence in criminal law?
✔✔Failing to meet the standard of care expected of a reasonable person.
What is transferred malice?
✔✔When the defendant intends to harm one person but unintentionally harms another.
What is the burden of proof in criminal proceedings?
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Answers | Latest Version Correct &
Verified
What is the legal meaning of **actus reus**?
✔✔The physical act or unlawful omission that forms part of a criminal offence.
What does **mens rea** refer to in criminal law?
✔✔The guilty state of mind required for a criminal offence.
When can an omission result in criminal liability?
✔✔When there is a legal duty to act and the person fails to fulfil that duty.
What is the purpose of criminal law?
✔✔To protect society by defining offences and imposing sanctions on those who commit them.
What is meant by strict liability?
✔✔Liability for an offence without the need to prove mens rea for one or more elements.
1
,What must the prosecution prove in a criminal case?
✔✔The defendant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
What is the difference between a summary offence and an indictable offence?
✔✔Summary offences are heard in the Magistrates' Court, while indictable offences are tried in
the Crown Court.
What is an either-way offence?
✔✔An offence that can be heard in either the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court.
When is a person considered criminally responsible for an omission?
✔✔When a legal duty existed and the omission caused or contributed to the offence.
What is causation in criminal law?
✔✔The requirement to prove that the defendant's conduct caused the prohibited result.
What is factual causation commonly tested by?
✔✔The "but for" test.
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, What is legal causation?
✔✔Whether the defendant's actions were a substantial and operating cause of the result.
What is an intervening act (novus actus interveniens)?
✔✔An event that breaks the chain of causation between the defendant's conduct and the result.
What is the meaning of intention in criminal law?
✔✔A decision to bring about a particular consequence.
What is recklessness?
✔✔Consciously taking an unjustified risk.
What is negligence in criminal law?
✔✔Failing to meet the standard of care expected of a reasonable person.
What is transferred malice?
✔✔When the defendant intends to harm one person but unintentionally harms another.
What is the burden of proof in criminal proceedings?
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