Intent And Knowledge - Law Dictionary Search Results
Deed
effect; as (a) Where it is wanting in any of the essentials such as want or capacity, or knowledge of the contents, or intention of the deed, or under a common mis-take of fact as to the … necessary that a deed should be drawn in accordance with the generally received formulary, provided it exhibits the intention of the parties, yet it is not advisable to deviate from it unless in a matter of urgent
malice
to injure or kill b : malice called also express malice malice in fact 2 a : the knowledge that defamatory statements esp. regarding a public figure are false b : reckless disregard of the truth see … malice 1 a : the intention or desire to cause harm (as death, bodily injury, or property damage) to another through an unlawful or
Partition
himself from the family. The further requirement is that this unequivocal intention to separate must be to the knowledge of the persons affected by such declaration. This intention to separate maybe manifested in diverse ways, Kalyani v. … 1 SCR 9. To constitute a partition all that is necessary is a definite and unequivocal indication of intention by a member of a joint family to separate himself from the family. The further requirement is that
Keep your definitions linked to case research
mens rea
men·tes re·ae [men-tēz-rē-ē, men-tās-rā-ī] [New Latin, literally, guilty mind] : a culpable mental state ;esp : one involving intent or knowledge and forming an element of a criminal offense [murder contains a mens rea element] compare actus
Whoever attempts to commit an offence
commit an offence' in s. 511 can only mean whoever intends to do a certain act with the intent or knowledge necessary for the commission of that offence, Om Prakah v. State of Punjab, AIR 1961 SC
De fide et officio judicis non recipitur questio; sed de scientia, sive error sit juris sive facti
non recipitur questio; sed de scientia, sive error sit juris sive facti [Lat.], Of the good faith and intention of a judge a question cannot be entertained; but it is otherwise as to his knowledge, whether the
Voluntarily causing hurt
Voluntarily causing hurt, whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause
wanton
NOTE: Wantonreckless, and willful are often used to refer to an aggravated level of negligence that borders on intent and that is often ground for an award of punitive damages. wan·ton·ly adv wan·ton·ness n … to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known : characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm [a act] [by such or willful misconduct] see also
Rape
(1891) 2 QB 149]. See ABUSING CHILDREN. In order to find an accused guilty of an attempt with intent to commit a rape, court has to be satisfied that the accused, when he laid hold of the … with a woman, Anil Kumar Mahsi v. Union of India, (1994) 5 SCC 704. Rape, is the carnal knowledge of any woman, above the age of particular years, against her will; or of a woman child, under
scienter
element constitutionally required for an obscenity statute "Wall Dist. v. Newport News, 323 S.E.2d 75 (1984)"] ;also : intent to engage in particular esp. criminal conduct [a few environmental statutes…do away altogether with the need to prove … scienter [Latin, knowingly, from scient- sciens, present participle of scire to know] 1 : knowledge of the nature of one's act or omission or of the nature of something in one's possession that
Try the research workspace - 7 days free