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Definition of Scienter
1. Adverb. (law) deliberately or knowingly.
Definition of Scienter
1. adv. Knowingly; willfully.
Definition of Scienter
1. Adverb. (legal) deliberately, knowingly ¹
2. Noun. (legal) knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scienter
1. having knowledge [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scienter
Literary usage of Scienter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1900)
"A scienter is therefore essential to establish an -'m- plied warranty. Littauer v.
Goldman, 72 NY 506, citing Hoe v. Sanborn, 21 NY 552- Exception to Bule. ..."
2. The Law of Horses: Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, Etc by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant, Clement Elphinstone Lloyd (1882)
"In England a scienter t'» held necessary 350 Where a Dog bites a Person.... id.
2?ot enough to show that the Dog teas of a fierce Disposition .. id. ..."
3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1893)
"Inserting such an allegation is called " laying the action or indictment with a
scienter" scienter also signifies the guilty knowledge itself. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Negligence by Horace Smith (1884)
"alleging scienter, viz., a case of a pair of young horses; an ox getting loose
... It has been held, however, that a scienter must be proved to make a man ..."
5. Negligence of Imposed Duties, Personal by Charles Andrew Ray (1891)
"scienter.—Accident. Sec. 80. Care of Domestic Animals under Special Circumstances.
... scienter.—Accident. The owner of domestic animals not being liable at ..."
6. The Encyclopædia of Evidence by Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Finley Crowe (1905)
"Necessity of Proving scienter. Conflict. — Thus, in Hubbard v. Weare, 79 Iowa
678, 44 .NW 915, the court said: " We regard it as well settled in this state ..."
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