Law A-Level
Transferred Malice
What Transferred Malice means in Law A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Transferred Malice
The legal principle where the mens rea intended for one victim is transferred to the actual victim, provided the offence is of the same type.
Topics that use Transferred Malice
- The criminal offender (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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