mental element of a crime
41Tax avoidance and tax evasion — Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the tax regime to one s own advantage, in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. By contrast tax evasion is the general term for efforts to not pay taxes by… …
42War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… …
43Murder of Glenn Kopitske — Glenn Kopitske (1966 July 31, 2003), age 37, was murdered by 17 year old Gary Hirte in Wisconsin on July 31, 2003. Hirte initially admitted to killing Kopitske to see if he could get away with it . However, he later claimed to have experienced… …
44premeditation — pre·med·i·ta·tion /pri ˌme də tā shən/ n: an act or instance of premeditating; specif: consideration or planning of an act beforehand designed so that it requires premeditation to tamper with it murder in the first degree is the killing of a… …
45specific intent — The mental purpose to accomplish a specific act prohibited by law. The most common usage of specific intent is to designate a special mental element which is required above and beyond any mental state required with respect to the actus reus of… …
46Glanville Williams — Glanville Llewelyn Williams QC, LL.D., F.B.A. (15 February 1911 ndash; 10 April 1997) was an influential Welsh legal professor and formerly the Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge. Throughout his lifetime he also… …
47intoxication — in·tox·i·ca·tion /in ˌtäk sə kā shən/ n 1: the state or condition of being intoxicated 2: a defense based on inability to form the requisite specific intent to commit a crime due to intoxication Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
48malice — A state of mind, being ill will, hatred, or hostility entertained by one person toward another. 34 Am J1st Mal § 2. More precisely, that state of mind which prompts the intentional doing of a wrongful act without legal justification or excuse.… …
49mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …
50Imputation (law) — The principle of imputation or attribution reflects the general public policy underpinning the operation of the law which is that ignorantia juris non excusat , the Latin for ignorance of the law is no excuse . All laws are published and… …
