The act itself creates no guilt in the absence of a guilty mind. It just says that the act is to be held as tort should be done with a guilty mind in order for the liability to be held against the perpetrator. It does not necessarily mean a criminal intent, it suffices even if the act is done either with wrongful intention or negligence.
It is a legal phrase used to describe the mental state a person must be in while committing a crime for it to be intentional. It can refer to a general intent to break the law or a specific, premeditated plan to commit a particular offense. To convict an accused person of a wrong doing, a criminal prosecutor must show beyond any reasonable doubt that the suspect actively and knowingly participated in a crime that harmed another person or property.
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