actus reus vs dishonesty

dishonesty vs actus reus

actus reus and dishonesty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
actus reus	Yes	No	No	No
dishonesty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dishonesty is a hyponym of actus reus; that is, dishonesty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than actus reus:

actus reus: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
dishonesty: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

Other hyponyms of actus reus include brutalisation, brutalization, encroachment, intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation, civil wrong, tort, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, dereliction, malfeasance, misfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, perversion, injury, injury, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, infliction, evildoing, transgression, knavery, falsification, misrepresentation, champerty, criminal maintenance, maintenance, infringement, violation.

actus reus (noun)	dishonesty (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
	the quality of being dishonest

Difference between actus reus and dishonesty

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