It’s been a while since my last legalese post but thought it would be good time for another. I have been reviewing contracts this week and was reminded about a the important legal term frequently used in contracts — “force majeure.” Most legal terms are in Latin but “force majeure” is French for “superior force.” Usually contracts have a force majeure clause which will free …
Legalese: “Mens Rea”
We’ve heard the term in reference to crimes but what does it mean? Put simply – mens rea refers to criminal intent and is Latin for “guilty mind.” It is rooted in the Latin phrase actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea which means “the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind be also guilty.” There …