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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. intent; intention; bad faith
  • ぐうぜん偶然
  • であれ
  • こい故意
  • であれ
  • かれ
  • それ
  • した
  • ほんとう本当
It is true that he did it, whether by accident or by design.
Noun
2. mens rea (guilty mind)Law, See also 構成要件
Wikipedia definition
3. Mens reaMens rea is Latin for "guilty mind". In criminal law, it is viewed as one of the necessary elements of a crime. The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty".
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