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Intent is defined in English law by the ruling in R v Mohan [1976] QB 1 as "the decision to bring about a prohibited consequence" (malum prohibitum). [1] [2] [3]A range of words represents shades of intent in criminal laws around the world.
The definition of intention provides that someone "intends" a result when: ...he wants it to exist or occur, is aware that it exists or is almost certain that it exists or will exist or occur. In 1993, the Law Commission revisited the definition of 'intention' proposing that: [A] person acts....'intentionally' with respect to a result when:
Intention or intent is a key aspect in criminal law. It refers to the state of mind of the perpetrator, specifically to their plan to commit a crime. [88] As such, it belongs to the mental element of the crime, known as mens rea, and not to the physical element, actus reus.
Intention to create legal relations, otherwise an "intention to be legally bound", is a doctrine used in contract law, particularly English contract law and related common law jurisdictions. [ a ]
The law technically distinguishes between motive and intent. "Intent" in criminal law is synonymous with mens rea ('guilty mind'), which means the mental state shows liability which is enforced by law as an element of a crime. [3] "Motive" describes instead the reasons in the accused's background and station in life that are supposed to have ...
Malice is a legal term which refers to a party's intention to do injury to another party. Malice is either expressed or implied.For example, malice is expressed when there is manifested a deliberate intention to unlawfully take away the life of a human being.
Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently used as a synonym for originalism; while original intent is one theory in the originalist family, it has some salient differences which has led originalists from more predominant schools of thought such as original meaning to distinguish original intent as much as legal realists do.
In common law, assault is the tort of acting intentionally, that is with either general or specific intent, causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact. Assault requires intent, it is considered an intentional tort, as opposed to a tort of negligence.