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ACTUS REUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Example:
he denied any wrongdoing
Synonyms:
actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("actus reus" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actus reus"):
infringement; violation (an act that disregards an agreement or a right)
criminal maintenance; maintenance (the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community)
champerty (an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded)
falsification; misrepresentation (a willful perversion of facts)
dishonesty; knavery (lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)
evildoing; transgression (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle)
infliction (an act causing pain or damage)
iniquity; injustice; shabbiness; unfairness (an unjust act)
injury (an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage)
injury (wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted)
perversion (the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use))
malpractice (professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage)
malpractice (a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct)
misfeasance (doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner)
malfeasance (wrongful conduct by a public official)
dereliction (willful negligence)
misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
malversation (misconduct in public office)
civil wrong; tort ((law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought)
encroachment; intrusion; trespass; usurpation; violation (entry to another's property without right or permission)
brutalisation; brutalization (the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously)
