Akademik

in·tent /in-'tent/ n

1: the act or fact of intending: as

a: the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act – called also criminal intent; compare knowledge, mens rea, motive, negligence

b: the purpose to commit a tortious act having consequences that the actor desires and believes or knows will occur

constructive intent: intent that is inferred to exist (as from willfulness or recklessness) in relation to an act

criminal intent: intent (1a)

general intent: intent to perform an illegal act without the desire for further consequences or a precise result

there was a general intent to assault but not to kill

specific intent: intent to perform an illegal act with the knowledge or purpose that particular results will or may ensue

assaulted him with specific intent to kill

1: intent attributed to a person who intends to cause another harm when the harm is accidentally inflicted on an unintended victim

2: a doctrine in tort and criminal law: a wrongdoer who causes harm to a person other than the one intended may nevertheless be held to have intended the harmful result

2 a: intendment see also legislative intent

b: the purpose of a document (as a contract or will)

c: the aim or goal of a person in creating a document or taking an action

the intent of the contracting parties implied by their language see also original intent

with intent: with the intent to commit another sometimes specified crime

entered the apartment with intent to commit theft therein

a drug dealer charged with possession with intent