elements (of a crime)
- The essential components that constitute a crime where each part must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to establish guilt
- In the trial, the prosecution argued each of the elements of a crime to convince the jury of the defendant's guilt.
- Without evidence to prove all the elements of a crime, the case lacks sufficient grounds for conviction.
- Defense argued that one of the elements of a crime, the intent, was absent, hence the accused should be acquitted.
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