In English criminal law, intention is one of the types of mens rea (Latin for guilty mind) that, when accompanied by an actus reus (Latin for guilty act), constitutes a crime.n Frankland v The Queen, Lord Ackner held DPP v Smith to be incorrect insofar as it required objective foresight in determining intention of murder, saying that the common law reflected s 8 of the 1967 Act.
quarantine quarÂ·anÂ·tine (kwÃ´r'Én-tÄn') n. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country. A place for such detention.
1. countable noun. A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past. A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck. One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine. 2. verb.