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sci·en·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
scienteradverb
(law) deliberately or knowingly
Wiktionary
scienternoun
knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent
scienteradverb
deliberately, knowingly
Etymology: From scienter, from scio.
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Scienter is a legal term that refers to the knowledge or intent to deceive or defraud in carrying out an act. It is the mental state of an individual involved in committing a fraudulent activity, which generally involves awareness or knowledge that their action is illegal. A person can only be held liable for fraud if it can be proved that they had scienter. The term is primarily used in contract law, securities law, and tort law.
Webster Dictionary
Scienteradverb
knowingly; willfully
Etymology: [L.]
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Scienter
Scienter is a legal term that refers to intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. This means that an offending party has knowledge of the "wrongness" of an act or event prior to committing it. For example, if a man sells a car with brakes that do not work to his friend, but the seller does not know about the brake problem, then the seller has no scienter. If he sells the car and knew of the problem before he sold the car, he has scienter. The word has the same root as science, the Latin scienter, from scire.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scienter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of scienter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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