{"id":479,"date":"2021-06-11T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/?p=479"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:12:25","slug":"legal-maxim-of-the-day-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/legal-maxim-of-the-day-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Actus Reus &#8211; Legal Maxim of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Term- actus reus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation- guilty act<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definition- Part of what proves criminal liability (with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/legal-maxim-of-the-day-11\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"118\" title=\"Mens Rea - Legal Maxim of the Day\">mens rea<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actus reus is a Latin term that translates to &#8220;guilty act.&#8221; It is a fundamental concept in criminal law and refers to the physical or external element of a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for a crime to have been committed, there must be both actus reus and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/legal-maxim-of-the-day-11\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"118\" title=\"Mens Rea - Legal Maxim of the Day\">mens rea<\/a>, which refers to the mental state or intention of the person committing the act. Actus reus refers specifically to the physical or external action that constitutes the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if someone is accused of stealing, the actus reus would be the actual act of taking someone else&#8217;s property without permission. However, in order to establish guilt, it must also be shown that the person had the necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/legal-maxim-of-the-day-11\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"118\" title=\"Mens Rea - Legal Maxim of the Day\">mens rea<\/a>, such as the intent to permanently deprive the owner of their property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, actus reus may also include a failure to act or omission. For example, if someone is legally required to report an accident or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centurylawfirm.in\/blog\/emergency-provisions-in-the-indian-constitution-an-exhaustive-analysis\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"53\" title=\"Emergency Provisions in the Indian Constitution: An Exhaustive Analysis\">emergency<\/a>, and they fail to do so, they may be charged with a crime based on their failure to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, actus reus is an important concept in criminal law as it establishes the physical element of a crime that must be proven in order to establish guilt. 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