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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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I do not know if I have enough time left to explain briefly the notions of actus reus and mens rea.
Homicide, for example, is such a crime because you need to prove actus reus, mens rea, concurrence, causation, and harm.
If two crimes share the same mens rea, actus reus, and locus, they are, if not identical, comparable.
The employee was acquitted of the principal offence, but the Court of Appeal upheld the employer's conviction for, essentially, procuring the actus reus.
Now decide whether the elements of the actus reus are conduct, prohibited consequences, or circumstances.
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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