intent
Definition
Determined and purposeful state of mind accompanying an act. While motive (inducement, reason, or willful desire) is usually not a deciding factor in determination of guilt, an intent that designs or manipulates means to achieve a foreseen unlawful end always is. Intent implies inevitability of a consequence, a natural or probable consequence is not considered intent in law. Often used interchangeably with 'intention.' See also mens rea.
intent is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
intent appears in the definitions of the following terms:
integration,
objective meaning,
non-repudiation,
legal opinion,
forgery,
letter of intent (LOI),
defamation,
loophole,
criminal damage,
reckless disregard
and
intent appears in the other terms: purchase intention, legislative intent, intention to create legal relations, intention
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