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What is an actus?

What is an actus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35½ m)
  2. (historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (aboutha)
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The employee was acquitted of the principal offence, but the Court of Appeal upheld the employer's conviction for, essentially, procuring the actus reus.
With respect to the actus reus of a Criminal Code offence, it is not clear that every action of an employee should be attributed to the company.
The Crown, he says, is unable to prove the actus reus of one of the particular offences it chose to prosecute.
The remaining portion would merely have held the intent to do so and lacked the required actus reus.
A person has committed the actus reus of a crime with the appropriate mens rea.
The suggestion in the counselor's reference is that it must be the procurer's purpose to produce the actus reus.

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