在许多刑事案件中，惯例法所要求的被告人应该有犯罪动机(如，他必须或者应该知道自己现在所做的事是不正确的)的规定已经在逐步地弱化或移除。
In many criminal cases, the common-law requirement that a defendant must have a mens rea (ie, he must or should know that he is doing wrong) has been weakened or erased.
警方已经审讯罪犯好几个小时，但还是没弄明白他的犯罪动机。
The police have been questioning the perpetrator for hours but still can't fathom his motive for the crime.
他还表示说，国会议员的一些犯罪动机至少是为了隐藏自己的私生活(劳斯的伴侣是位男性)，而不是贪婪。
He also indicated that the MP's motivation for at least some of the offences was a desire to conceal the nature of his private life (Mr Laws's partner is a man) rather than greed.
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