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Which of the following is meaning of the maxim “Actus me invite factus non est mens actus”.
Answer: B
The maxim means an act done by me against my will is not my act.
The maxim, correctly actus me invito factus non est meus actus, expresses the principle that criminal liability requires a voluntary act. Where a person's body is used as an instrument by another, or the act is done under physical compulsion, the act is not regarded as his own. The paper's spelling of the maxim is a misprint, but the meaning tested is this one.
The first option garbles the idea of criminal intention, and the third speaks of liability for compulsion in general, which is a broader rule than the maxim states. Since only one rendering is the meaning, 'All of the above' is wrong.
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