In legal terms,a crime is composed of which two components?
A)the act and criminal intent
B)a criminal and a victim
C)the act and the social harm
D)the law and the violation

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A crime is composed of both the act (actus reus) and criminal intent (mens rea). In other words, there must be an intentional action that violates the law. The person committing the crime must have had the intent to commit the act. Without both elements, a crime has not been committed.

In Legal Terms,a Crime Is Composed of Which Two Components