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Mens rea
In criminal law, mens rea (/ˈmɛnz ˈreɪə/; Law Latin for "guilty mind"[1]) is the mental stateof a defendant who is accused of committing a crime. In common law jurisdictions, most crimes require proof both of mens rea and actus reus ("guilty act") before the defendant can be found guilty.
All caught up? Good. Because a) OP is an asshat for not contextualizing this thing they felt we should all hear them say in public / b) I also have no idea what they mean by it either