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Handlungsbegriff

Substantiv

partial

actus reus

noun

Comparative law notes

Germany

The actus reus can be in the form of an act, an omission or a state of affairs

Definitions of actus reus

English

a criminal act; the physical act involved in the commission of a crime or offence

In cases involving the distribution or manufacture of drugs, it is clear that the actus reus must occur within 1000 feet (=c. 300 meters) of a school.