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The Actus Reas of a crime is the criminal law definition which refers to conduct and behaviour. It is the voluntary act or omission of the defendant which constituted criminal behaviour.
What is the Actus Reus of Common assault(Battery)
To apply unlawful force on a person
What is the Actus reus of GBH(Grievous bodily harm)
To cause serious grievous (serious) bodily harm.
What does Actus Reus translate to?
Actus reus translates to "guilty act".
What is an omission? 
Omission means (failure to act)
Actus Reus can be:

-Actus reus can be an act
-An omission
-There are crimes where the actus reus is to cause a specific result eg murder as the defendant must cause the victims death(result crimes)
-There are crimes where actus reus is being in a set of circumstances/affairs e.g being found illegally in the UK (Case R v Larsonneur)

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