Elements of a Criminal Offense
Across
- 3. The reason for committing a certain act.
- 4. The act of deliberately choosing to ignore certain facts or information.
- 5. A Latin phrase meaning “a wrongful deed”; the physical or guilty act, omission, or state of being that constitutes a crime.
- 6. A Latin phrase meaning “a guilty mind”; the mental element of one’s criminal actions.
- 8. A state of acting carelessly without regard for the consequences of one’s action.
- 9. The state of the mind of a person who commits an action deliberately and on purpose.
- 10. An act of done with the intent to commit a criminal offense but without success.
Down
- 1. Acting voluntarily and intentionally and on purpose, not because of mistake or accident.
- 2. Wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of other people.
- 7. An agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act.