Ark. Code § 5-2-201 : CRIMINAL OFFENSES — GENERAL PROVISIONS — PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY — CULPABILITY —2-201 - Definitions generally TEXT PDF As used in the Arkansas Criminal Code: (1) "Act" means a bodily movement and includes speech and the conscious possession or control of property; (2) "Act" as a verb means either to perform an act or to omit to perform an act; (3) "Conduct" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state; and (4) "Omission" means a failure to perform an act and the performance of the act is required by law. Ark. Code § 5-2-201 Acts 1975, No. 280, § 201; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-201.