scienter
- adverb
- /ˈsaɪəntər/
- Formal
:
conocimiento deliberado
- The court found that the company acted with scienter when it misled investors.
Examples
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Without evidence of scienter, the defendant could not be convicted of fraud.
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The defendant acted with scienter when committing the fraud.
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Proof of scienter is required to establish liability under the securities laws.
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Did the company knowingly operate with scienter in their dealings?
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Proof of scienter is necessary to demonstrate that the accused was aware of the wrongdoing.
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The jury concluded that the executives acted with scienter when they provided false statements to stakeholders.
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To win the case, the prosecutor must show that the defendant acted with scienter during the illegal transaction.
How Intentional
54
6.3
- Formal
18
5.2
- Specialized
80
6.5
37
1.0
355
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scienter comes from the Latin scire 'to know', which you can see in the English word science. So scienter as an adverb means acting 'knowingly' or on purpose, and in law it shows someone did something with knowledge that it was wrong.