The concurrence element means that a criminal intent has to
A) trigger the criminal act.
B) lead directly to the harm.
C) be the legal cause of the result.
D) flow from the act.

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The concurrence element in criminal law requires that the criminal intent (mens rea) must trigger the act (actus reus) of committing the crime. This means that the defendant must have intended to commit the criminal act at the time that they committed it, and the act itself must have been a direct result of that intent. The other answer choices do not accurately describe the definition of concurrence.

The Concurrence Element Means That a Criminal Intent Has to