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GENERAL-INTENT CRIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
DEF

A crime that involves performing a particular act without intending a further act or a further result.

CONT

General intent crimes do not require an intent to break the law, just an unlawful act ("actus reus") and an intent to act in such a fashion

Key term(s)
  • general intention crime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

Un voies de fait c'est un crime d'intention générale, par opposition à un crime d'intention spécifique. Donc ce que ça veut dire, c'est que ce qu'il faut avoir comme intention, ce n'est pas une double intention.

Spanish

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