Dolus

//ˈdoʊləs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Evil intent: malice or fraud. countable, uncountable

    "Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense"

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"Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolus (“deceit, trickery”); akin to Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “bait, ruse”). Compare dolose, dolosity.

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