Question

a duty to do or not to do a certain thing, an act or omission in violation of that duty, and criminal intent are elements of a
○ a. trial
○ b. tort
○ c. crime
○ d. none of these

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze each option:

• Option a (trial): A trial is a legal proceeding, not defined by the elements given (duty, violation, criminal intent).
• Option b (tort): A tort involves civil wrongs, focusing on harm to a person/property, not criminal intent as a key element.
• Option c (crime): A crime requires a legal duty, a violation of that duty (actus reus), and criminal intent (mens rea), which matches the described elements.
• Option d is incorrect as option c is correct.

Answer:

c. crime