Scienter Definition

sī-ĕntər
noun
Knowledge that one's actions are wrong or contrary to law, where such knowledge is an element of a criminal offense or a basis for liability.
American Heritage
Knowingly.
Webster's New World Law
A knowledge beforehand of the consequences of an action or failure to act that makes a person legally responsible for those consequences. Such advance knowledge may make the person subject to civil or criminal punishment.
Webster's New World Law

An intention to deceive or defraud (usually applied to stock fraud). See also knowing and mens rea.

Webster's New World Law
adverb

(law) Deliberately, knowingly.

Wiktionary

Origin of Scienter

  • Latin knowingly, consciously from sciēns scient- present participle of scīre to know science

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin scienter (“knowingly"), from sciō (“know").

    From Wiktionary

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