Motive (law)
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motive-law-162-15096324
title:
Motive (law)
text:
A motive is the cause that moves people to induce a certain action. In criminal law, motive in itself is not an element of any given crime; however, the legal system typically allows motive to be proven to make plausible the accused's reasons for committing a crime, at least when those motives may be obscure or hard to identify with. However, a motive is not required to reach a verdict. Motives are also used in other aspects of a specific case, for instance, when police are initially investigati
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Reason for performing an action
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motive_(law)
date created:
2006-09-27T07:02:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T23:38:38Z
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