actus reus

criminal act, physical component of a criminal act

The actus reus — sometimes called the external element of a crime — is the Latin term for the "guilty act" which, when proved beyond a reasonable doubt in combination with the mens rea, i.e., the "guilty mind", produces criminal liability in common law-based criminal law jurisdictions  Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland and the United States. In the United States, some crimes also require proof of an attendant circumstance.
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Noun
1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
(synonym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) brutalization, brutalisation

Actus reus: the prohibited act. - (read more on Actus reus)