Day 3: Evolution of the offence definitions

Question 1

Conspiracy Definition:

Answer 1

Agreement between 2 or more person’s to commit an offence

Question 1

Mens Rea meaning:

Answer 1

Presence of a guilty mind

e.g. did it deliberately

Question 2

Actus Reus meaning:

Answer 2

The commission of a guilty act

Question 3

Attempts defined:

Answer 3

Section 72

With intent to commit an offence, does or omits to do any act for the purpose of achieving their object

Question 4

Omission defined:

Answer 4

The action of excluding or leaving out someone or something, a failure to fulfil a moral or legal obligation

Question 5

Abets meaning:

Answer 5

To instigate or encourage

Question 6

Incites meaning:

Answer 6

To rouse, stir up, stimulate

Question 7

Accessory after the fact

Answer 7

An accessory after the fact is one who knowing any person to have been a party to the offence, receives, comforts or assists or tampers, actively suppresses any evidence

Offence must have been completed

Question 8

Aids:

Answer 8

To assist, either physically or by giving advice and information

Question 9

Abets:

Answer 9

Instigate or encourage, urge another person to commit the offence

Question 10

Incites:

Answer 10

To rouse, stir up, stimulate

Question 11

Procure:

Answer 11

Setting out to see that something happens