How do you use Actus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Actus meaning
- A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
- A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
Using Actus
- The main meaning on this page is: A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m) | A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
- In the example corpus, actus often appears in combinations such as: actus reus, the actus, and actus.
Context around Actus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Actus
- In this selection, "actus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, act, phrase, reus, rea and essendi stand out and add context to how "actus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accompanies the actus reus and actus reus the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "actus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with actus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In some jurisdictions, the terms mens rea and actus reus have been replaced by alternative terminology. (16 words)
Therefore, mens rea refers to the mental element of the offence that accompanies the actus reus. (16 words)
Fabro in particular emphasizes Aquinas' originality, especially with respect to the actus essendi or act of existence of finite beings by participating in being itself. (25 words)
Actus reus The actus reus of perjury might be considered to be the making of a statement, whether true or false, on oath in a judicial proceeding, where the person knows the statement to be false or believes it to be false. (42 words)
Or if a man planned to murder another man, should he be left to commit the murder and then make the arrest so that the prosecution could prove the man’s mens rea and actus reus? (36 words)
The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means "the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty". (36 words)
Or if a man planned to murder another man, should he be left to commit the murder and then make the arrest so that the prosecution could prove the man’s mens rea and actus reus? (36 words)
Example sentences (10)
Actus reus The actus reus of perjury might be considered to be the making of a statement, whether true or false, on oath in a judicial proceeding, where the person knows the statement to be false or believes it to be false.
He said the definition of murder, when it is being taught in law school, includes two fundamental parts, the actus rea (“guilty act”) and mens rea (criminal intent).
Or if a man planned to murder another man, should he be left to commit the murder and then make the arrest so that the prosecution could prove the man’s mens rea and actus reus?
By definition, the accused is sufficiently aware of the nature of the activity to commit the actus reus of driving and presumably knows that driving while drunk is legally wrong.
Fabro in particular emphasizes Aquinas' originality, especially with respect to the actus essendi or act of existence of finite beings by participating in being itself.
In some jurisdictions, the terms mens rea and actus reus have been replaced by alternative terminology.
Like most other crimes in the common law system, to be convicted of perjury one must have had the intention ( mens rea ) to commit the act, and to have actually committed the act ( actus reus ).
The ius eundi ("right of going") established a claim to use an iter, or footpath, across private land; the ius agendi ("right of driving"), an actus, or carriage track.
Therefore, mens rea refers to the mental element of the offence that accompanies the actus reus.
The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means "the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty".
Common combinations with actus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: