dishonesty vs actus reus

dishonesty and actus reus both are nouns.

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

As nouns, actus reus is a hypernym of dishonesty; that is, actus reus is a word with a broader meaning than dishonesty:

Other hypernyms of dishonesty include misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct.

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