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First, the accused should commit an act which is deemed by society to be criminal, or actus reus . Second, the accused will need to have the requisite malicious intent to do a felony act, or mens rea . However, for so known as “strict liability” crimes, an actus reus is enough. Criminal systems of the civil law custom distinguish between intention within the broad sense , and negligence. Negligence doesn’t carry criminal accountability except a particular crime offers for its punishment.