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Definition :

Dole, the act of distribution or dealing; a portion or lot; a boundary mark, e.g., a post or mound of earth; also popularly employed to denote sums to which unemployed persons are entitled under the Unemployment Insurance Acts.

In Scottish Criminal Law, a criminal intention. Without it, no act can be a crime--with the exception of crimes based on negligence and various statutory offences