Difference between revisions of "Actus reus"

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''Actus reus'' is a commonly used anagram of ''Rectus Aus.'', which is Latin for ''Australia's rectum''. It is commonly used in philosophical debates to demonstrate a bizarre chain of logic. For example:
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''Actus reus'' is a Latin legal term that means "guilty act" or "wrongful act." In the legal world actus reus is combined with [[mens rea]] or to produce criminal liability within [[Common law|common law]] society. Without the mens rea, the actus reus itself is not enough to produce criminal liability, except in terms of a strict liability offense.
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#Every living thing has a rectum
 
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#Anything which contains life is living
 
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#Australia contains life
 
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#Therefore, Australia has a rectum
 
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Clearly, Australia does not have a rectum, however logic would suggest that it does according to this argument.
 
  
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It is important to note that the reason such logical arguments are flawed is because they use incorrect starting statements.  In the case of Rectus Aus., not everything which contains life is living.
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[[Category:Latin Legal Terms]]
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[[Category:Logic]]
 

Revision as of 23:19, July 3, 2007

Actus reus is a Latin legal term that means "guilty act" or "wrongful act." In the legal world actus reus is combined with mens rea or to produce criminal liability within common law society. Without the mens rea, the actus reus itself is not enough to produce criminal liability, except in terms of a strict liability offense.

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