scienter
/saɪˈɛntər/
adverb
- Knowingly; with knowledge that an action is illegal or wrong. Used especially in legal contexts.
- To prove fraud, the lawyer had to show the defendant acted scienter.
- The judge ruled that the error was not made scienter, so the penalty was reduced.
- The court found that the company acted scienter when it hid the product's defects.
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