A Guilty Act, the Commission of Which Is an Element

question 108

Multiple Choice

A guilty act, the commission of which is an element required for criminal liability, is called

• A) mens rea.
• B) actus reus.
• C) actus mens.
• D) reus mens.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that sheds light on the dispersion or spread of a set of numbers or data points around the mean value.

Diversifiable Risk

A type of investment risk that can be reduced or eliminated through portfolio diversification, as opposed to systemic risk which affects all investments.

Systematic Risk

The inherent risk that affects the entire market or a certain segment of the market, often influenced by factors like political, economic, and interest rate changes that cannot be mitigated through diversification.

Firm-specific Risk

The type of risk that affects a particular company or industry, as opposed to systemic risk, which affects the entire market.