Give Best Response

Give best response. Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, (act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so) . Thus mens rea means:

A) Expectations in the mind that the bodily motions will lead to certain consequences.
B) Mens rea means the mental state expressly or impliedly mentioned in the definition of the crime charged, which mental state constitutes a necessary requirement of that crime.
C) Mens rea denotes that guilty frame of mind with which an act is done.
D) Mens rea means evil intent or knowledge of the wrongfulness of conduct.