The Elements of a Crime

123456789101112131415
Across
  1. 2. a state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action
  2. 3. Liability Offences offences that do not require mens rea but to which the accused can offer the defense or due diligence
  3. 4. Intent the desire to commit a wrongful act, with ulterior motive or purpose
  4. 5. Reus to commit an illegal act
  5. 8. Laws federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare
  6. 9. Offences a serious criminal offence and is given 3 choices of a penalty
  7. 13. the reason a person commits a crime
  8. 14. blindness a deliberate closing of ones mind to the possible consequences of ones actions
  9. 15. Offence a minor offence that carries a relatively light penalty
Down
  1. 1. an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
  2. 3. Intent the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
  3. 6. legal responsibility for a wrongful action
  4. 7. Offences a criminal offence of which the prosecutor has the option of charging as an offence punishable by summary conviction or indictable offence
  5. 8. consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
  6. 10. Diligence the defense that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
  7. 11. Negligence reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing injury or death
  8. 12. Rea to intent to commit a crime