dolus

noun /ˈdəʊləs/

1. Evil intent: malice or fraud.

   countable, uncountable

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

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry dolus (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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