overt act
overt act (刑法)外在的行为 １表明具有杀害或严重伤害他人的故意并且因此使他人有正当理由进行自卫的一种行为；２一项帮助合谋叛国或者其他犯罪企图的外在行为，不论它本身是如何无辜。外在的行为通常是这些犯罪的必要条件。亦称positive act。
OVERT ACT
overt act
overt act. Criminal law. 1. An act that indicates an intent to kill or seriously harm another person and thus gives that person a justification to use self-defense. [Cases: Assault and Battery 5, 51; Homicide 767. C.J.S. Assault and Battery §§ 8, 64–65, 70.] 2. An outward act, however innocent in itself, done in furtherance