All of the following are considered to bed basic principles that comprise the general part of criminal law EXCEPT ______.
A) criminal act
B) defenses
C) knowledge of the law
D) responsibility

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Knowledge of the law is not considered a basic principle that comprises the general part of criminal law. Instead, it's a general principle that ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. The basic principles typically include criminal act (actus reus), defenses (such as insanity or self-defense), and responsibility (mens rea or the mental state at the time of the crime).

All of the Following Are Considered to Bed Basic Principles