intent
nouna person's state of mind when they commit an act, especially an illegal actA 68-year-old man has appeared in court charged with assaulting a woman with intent to rape.
Legal English Dictionary
- seek judgment
- redress
- reimbursement
- settlement
- abstain
- compulsory liquidation
- parallel import
- foresee
- irreconcilable conflict
- owner
- uphold
- legal precedent
- foreperson
- means test
- deter
- fail to reach
- par value
- apparent authority
- maintenance
- emancipated
- incompatible
- wording
- depreciation
- term of office
- levy
- veto
- promise
- enter judgment
- enjoin
- illegitimate
- sue
- objective
- moot
- granted
- jurisdictional
- banking law
- commission
- set down
- limited liability
- partition
- clause
- over-allotment
- palimony
- fail to meet
- limited applicability
- introduce
- port of shipment
- possession
- endorsement
- profit motive
