##  [Strict Liability Offense](/strict-liability-offense) 

  ##  [Strict Liability Offense](https://criminal.quantumdictionary.io/strict-liability-offense-0) 

  

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**Criminal Law Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A criminal-law concept describing conduct, procedure, or legal consequence defined by governing offense or rule elements. It applies only when the legally specified conditions for its use or enforcement are satisfied. It does not apply where required elements or conditions are absent. It materially affects charging, adjudication, detention, or sanction decisions in practice.



 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Strict Liability Offense](https://defense.quantumdictionary.io/strict-liability-offense-1) 

  

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**Defense, Security & Public Safety Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A criminal offense for which the prosecution need not prove mens rea (a culpable mental state) for at least one element of the offense; conviction may rest solely on proof of the prohibited act or circumstance when the statute or governing authority imposes liability without scienter for that element.