Editing Concurrence (section)

{{Short description|The need to prove simultaneous actus reus and mens rea to constitute a crime}}
{{Other uses|Concurrency (disambiguation)}}
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In [[Western world|Western]] [[jurisprudence]], '''concurrence''' (also '''contemporaneity''' or '''simultaneity''') is the apparent need to prove the simultaneous occurrence of both {{lang|la|[[actus reus]]}} ("guilty action") and {{lang|la|[[mens rea]]}} ("guilty mind"), to constitute a [[crime]]; except in crimes of [[strict liability]]. In theory, if the {{lang|la|actus reus}} does not  hold concurrence in point of time with the  {{lang|la|mens rea}} then no crime has been committed.