actus reus vs misbehavior

misbehavior vs actus reus

actus reus and misbehavior both are nouns.

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

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

actus reus: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
misbehavior: improper or wicked or immoral behavior

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

actus reus (noun)	misbehavior (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	improper or wicked or immoral behavior

Difference between actus reus and misbehavior

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