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mens rea vs planning

planning vs mens rea

mens rea and planning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mens rea Yes No No No
planning Yes No No No
As nouns, planning is a hypernym of mens rea; that is, planning is a word with a broader meaning than mens rea:
  • mens rea: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
  • planning: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Other hypernyms of mens rea include preparation, provision.
mens rea (noun) planning (noun)
(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Difference between mens rea and planning

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