noun
constituent elements of a crime; actus reus
Legal term referring to the objective external elements that must be proven for a crime to have been committed, as opposed to subjective intent (mens rea).
See also: 故意
The prosecution argued that the defendant's actions satisfied the constituent elements of the crime of murder.
刑法の授業で、各犯罪の構成要件について詳しく学んだ。
In the criminal law class, we studied the constituent elements of each crime in detail.