Elements of a Criminal Offense

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