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actus reus guilty act ADR alternative dispute resolution; one of the key Woolf reform recommendations appropriation any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner arbitration a form of ADR in which the parties choose an impartial third party to hear and decide the dispute assault where the defendant intentionally or recklessly causes the victim to apprehend immediate unlawful personal violence/force attempt if, with intent to commit an offence under s 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981, a person does an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, they are guilty of attempting to commit the offence automatism an involuntary act such as a spasm, reflex action or convulsion, or an act performed while a person is unconcious (such as suffering from concussion or sleepwalking) autonomous legally capable of making one's own decisions, and therefore legally responsible for their consequences bail a form of security, either a sum of money or a promise, in exchange for the freedom of an arrested person as a guarantee that they will appear in a criminal court when required balance of probabilities the civil standard of proof which means the claimant must satisfy the court that their version of events is more likely than not basic intent crimes crimes where recklessness will suffice as mens rea