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单词 scienter
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Definition of scienter in English:

scienter

noun sʌɪˈɛntə
mass nounLaw
  • The fact of an act having been done knowingly, especially as grounds for civil damages.

    〔律〕明知;故意

    as modifier scienter liability
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The whole point of section 2 of the 1971 Act, which replaced the old scienter action, was to impose a stricter liability upon those who knew that the animal they had possessed characteristics which other such animals did not have.
    • Rather, it is based on the scienter and conduct of the second party, the ‘contributing’ infringer.
    • In the aftermath of Smith, courts have determined the constitutionality of such obscenity legislation on the basis that such laws ‘must, either expressly or impliedly, require scienter.’
    • The Animals Act 1971 abolished the scienter action and replaced it with a statutory code of strict liability.
    • It's one thing to require scienter and premeditation.

Origin

Latin, from scire know.

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