Criminal Intent - Law Dictionary Search Results

rebuttable presumption in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt … burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt presumption of intent : a permissive presumption that if a criminal defendant committed

intent

purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act called also criminal intent compare knowledge, mens rea, motive, negligence b : the purpose … (as from willfulness or recklessness) in relation to an act criminal intent : intent general intent : intent to perform an illegal

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homicide

killing of one human being by another compare manslaughter, murder criminal homicide : homicide committed by a person with a criminal … by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence) deliberate homicide

Assault with intent

the several assaults that are carried out with an additional criminal purpose in mind, such as assault with intent to murder,

scienter

altogether with the need to prove …requiring no proof of criminal intent whatsoever "R. J. Kafin et al."] 2 : a mental

Common Intention, common object

Common Intention, common object, under s. 34 when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the … Common Intention, common object, under s. 34 when a criminal act is

intention

commonly used than intention when speaking technically esp. about the criminal and tort concepts of intent (senses 1a and 1b).

accessory

person who is not actually or constructively present but with criminal intent contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of

Dole

persons are entitled under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. In Scottish Criminal Law, a criminal intention. Without it, no act can be … the Unemployment Insurance Acts. In Scottish Criminal Law, a criminal intention. Without it, no act can be a crime--with the exception

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