imputed intent
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transferred intent — noun : the intent to commit a specific wrong or crime that is imputed to a wrongdoer who in the execution of an intent to do some wrongful act commits an unintended wrong or crime … Useful english dictionary
impute — im·pute /im pyüt/ vt im·put·ed, im·put·ing 1: to consider or calculate as a value or cost (as for taxation); broadly: to reckon as an actual thing impute a benefit from the use of the car 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to direct (payment) to… … Law dictionary
Electronic signature — The term electronic signature has several meanings. Among the more expansive is that given by US law, influenced by ABA committee white papers and the uniform law promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws… … Wikipedia
Conspiracy (civil) — Tort law Part of the … Wikipedia
Common purpose — For the British Charity, see Common Purpose UK The doctrine of common purpose, common design or joint enterprise is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions which imputes criminal liability on the participants to a criminal enterprise… … Wikipedia
dedication — The appropriation of land, or an easement therein, by the owner, for the use of the public, and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. Such dedication may be express where the appropriation is formally declared, or by implication… … Black's law dictionary
dedication — The appropriation of land, or an easement therein, by the owner, for the use of the public, and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. Such dedication may be express where the appropriation is formally declared, or by implication… … Black's law dictionary
Intoxication defense — Criminal defensesGeneral intent crimes do not require an intent to break the law, just an unlawful act ( actus reus ) and an intent to act in such a fashion. Specific intent crimes, however, require a certain mental state ( mens rea ) to break… … Wikipedia
Intention (criminal) — In the criminal law, intention is one of the three general classes of mens rea necessary to constitute a conventional as opposed to strict liability crime.DefinitionsIntention is defined in R. v Mohan as the decision to bring about a prohibited… … Wikipedia
Wilkinson v. Downton — Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 Q.B. 57, is a famous tort law decision from England where the Common Law first created the tort of intentional infliction of mental shock.BackgroundThomas Wilkinson was the landlord of the Albion public house in… … Wikipedia
