Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mentes reae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mentes reae
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mens rea

Example Sentences

"“The old conception of mens rea,” says Professor Sayer, “must be discarded, and in its place must be substituted the new conception of mentes reae.”"

Etymology

First attested in 1932; from the Latin mentēs (“minds”, the nominative plural form of mēns, “mind”) + reae (the feminine nominative plural form of reus, “guilty”).

Phrases

actus rei

Frequently Paired Words

actus rei

Questions

What does mentes reae mean?: plural of mens rea
Where does mentes reae come from?: First attested in 1932; from the Latin mentēs (“minds”, the nominative plural form of mēns, “mind”) + reae (the feminine nominative plural form of reus, “guilty”).

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