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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=criminal_law">criminal law</a>, <b><i>mens rea</i></b> (; <a href="page.php?w=Law_Latin">Law Latin</a> for "<b>guilty mind</b>") is the <a href="page.php?w=mental_state">mental state</a> of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime. In <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> jurisdictions, most crimes require proof both of mens rea and <a href="page.php?w=actus_reus">actus reus</a> ("guilty act") before the defendant can be found guilty.</p>

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