''Bemeizid'' ( he, בְּמֵזִיד) is used in
Jewish law
''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also Romanization of Hebrew, transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Judaism, Jewish religious laws which is derived from the Torah, written and Oral Tora ...
to indicate that something was
done on purpose. This matters in order to determine how culpable someone is for his actions. The opposite adjective is
שוגג ''shogeg'', "not on purpose."
In order to for an action to be considered deliberate, it must have been done with the knowledge that it was wrong, and with the intention of doing the action, and of his own free will. If he did not know the action was forbidden, or if a
mistake of fact
A mistake of fact may sometimes mean that, while a person has committed the physical element of an offence, because they were labouring under a mistake of fact, they never formed the mental element. This is unlike a mistake of law, which is not ...
concerning his circumstances led him to believe that he was permitted to take that action in that situation, he is considered to have done the action ''beshogeg'' ( he, בְּשׁוֹגֵג), "not on purpose." If he was
forced to do the action, then it was done ''beones'' ( he, בְּאֹנֶס).
See also
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Mens rea
In criminal law, (; Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental element of a person's intention to commit a crime; or knowledge that one's action (or lack of action) would cause a crime to be committed. It is considered a necessary element ...
References
Jewish law principles
Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish law
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