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Mens rea is translated as? 

Option: 1

Unlawful Act


Option: 2

Evil


Option: 3

Guilty Mind


Option: 4

Intention


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Mens rea refers to criminal intent. The literal translation from Latin is "guilty mind." The plural of mens rea is mentes reae. Mens rea? is the state of mind statutorily required in order to convict a particular defendant of a particular crime. Hence the correct option is C. 

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