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1<\/b> :<\/b> the act or fact of intending: as
a<\/b> :<\/b> the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act called also criminal intent<\/i> compare knowledge<\/a>, mens rea<\/a>, motive<\/a>, negligence<\/a>
b<\/b> :<\/b> the purpose to commit a tortious act having consequences that the actor desires and believes or knows will occur <\/p>\n

constructive intent<\/b>
:<\/b> intent that is inferred to exist (as from willfulness or recklessness) in relation to an act <\/p>\n

criminal intent<\/b>
:<\/b> intent <\/a> <\/p>\n

general intent<\/b>
:<\/b> intent to perform an illegal act without the desire for further consequences or a precise result [there was a general intent<\/i> to assault but not to kill] <\/p>\n

specific intent<\/b>
:<\/b> intent to perform an illegal act with the knowledge or purpose that particular results will or may ensue [assaulted him with specific intent<\/i> to kill] <\/p>\n

trans·ferred intent<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> intent attributed to a person who intends to cause another harm when the harm is accidentally inflicted on an unintended victim
2<\/b> :<\/b> a doctrine in tort and criminal law: a wrongdoer who causes harm to a person other than the one intended may nevertheless be held to have intended the harmful result
2 a<\/b> :<\/b> intendment <\/a> see also legislative intent<\/a>
b<\/b> :<\/b> the purpose of a document (as a contract or will)
c<\/b> :<\/b> the aim or goal of a person in creating a document or taking an action [the court’s attempt to fulfill the donor’s ] [the of the contracting parties implied by their language] see also original intent<\/a>

with intent<\/b>
:<\/b> with the intent to commit another sometimes specified crime [entered the apartment with intent<\/i> to commit theft therein] [a drug dealer charged with possession with intent<\/i>]
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Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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