With intent

Term used to describe the state of mind with which a person commits an offence. Basic or general intent is gross negligence or recklessness that results in a criminal act. Specific intent means that the defendant had the intention to carry out the precise act that has been committed.

Explanation attempts (145)

29 Oct 2012 12:06

Deliberately

29 Oct 2012 17:17

on purpose and with reason

29 Oct 2012 17:34

Meant to do something (involved some planning, forethought)

29 Oct 2012 18:33

To carry out something with calculated purpose to achieve a desired effect.

29 Oct 2012 21:29

the person alleged to have committed the offence did so knowingly - they had every intention of causing damage

30 Oct 2012 15:02

Where you intend to do something (the action)

30 Oct 2012 15:54

On purpose.

30 Oct 2012 16:12

meaning to do it

30 Oct 2012 16:44

meaning to do something after thinking about it.

30 Oct 2012 17:13

This is when a person sets out to carry out a crime. e.g. the person had intent (set out to or tried to) to commit murder

30 Oct 2012 19:03

Aiming to succeed/follow through with a plan

30 Oct 2012 20:03

Doing it on purpose

31 Oct 2012 10:04

That a person has intended to cause harm/damage or that they have wilfully done something

31 Oct 2012 12:58

When a person knowingly enters into something and are meaning to cause and affect

31 Oct 2012 14:41

An action was done purposefully with the actor intending or meaning for the outcome to occur.

31 Oct 2012 15:05

The purpose of - this is person is stating what their purpose or aim is

31 Oct 2012 15:18

You took your actions with a clear outcome in mind.

31 Oct 2012 17:18

I Set out to commit the offence .

31 Oct 2012 19:16

when a person goes out to do harm to another person on purpose

31 Oct 2012 21:13

Consequential action; acting with a desire to see final consequences, which enactor knows may come.

31 Oct 2012 22:19

I think you will have to plead guilty as you meant to do this crime.

31 Oct 2012 23:15

With intent means that an action has been undertaken with a specific aim or purpose. For example, somebody who threw an ball with intent to hurt someone, deliberately aimed and took a shot at the person with a ball.

1 Nov 2012 09:40

Intended to carry out a task or intended to take part in an event,

1 Nov 2012 22:30

The crime was committed with for thought, it was planned and considered before the act was done

4 Nov 2012 15:55

committing a pre meditated crime, with possibility of leading to other criminal activity

20 Nov 2012 20:03

With a particular purpose / outcome in mind.

20 Nov 2012 20:43

i.e. not accidental, intended to do harm, cause damage etc.

20 Nov 2012 20:59

Premeditated and intentional

20 Nov 2012 23:24

that the person committed some action intentionally - and presumably had a reasonable understanding of the consequences.

20 Nov 2012 23:25

Meaning to do something. Doing something which you've thought about the consequences of in advance.

20 Nov 2012 23:58

An action that an individual undertakes in full knowledge of the consequences

21 Nov 2012 06:56

They took a decision to do something with an understanding of the outcome.

21 Nov 2012 08:22

Meant to

21 Nov 2012 12:53

planned to do

21 Nov 2012 18:48

Deliberately, or with fore thought

26 Apr 2013 09:18

With a specific idea of doing or achieving something, so with the intention of something happening, rather than something that has a result that I did not wish it to have and did not anticipate

11 Nov 2013 16:43

if I did something "with intent", that would mean I had intended to do it, so I did it on purpose and it wasn't an accident. example: if said person stabs victim in the heart, committing murder was probably intentional. if said person accidentally runs victim over because he's drinkin and drivin, then Frank didn't commit murder with intent. So I guess involuntary manslaughter would be murder without intent.

12 Nov 2013 09:25

to do something with purpose

13 Nov 2013 00:33

acting in a way to get towards a certain end result, whether that end result actually comes or not

14 Nov 2013 18:20

That you help them without thinking about it twice

14 Nov 2013 21:03

Someone committing a crime with an intention of doing so - didn't just happen because of circumstance.

14 Nov 2013 21:34

Meaning to do something

14 Nov 2013 22:15

planning an action before carrying it out

14 Nov 2013 22:32

This means the candidate intended on causing harm to the victim deliberately.

14 Nov 2013 22:38

meaning to do something not accidental or incidental

14 Nov 2013 23:04

the person meant to take that action, they had purpose in what they did

14 Nov 2013 23:29

Had intended to do so

14 Nov 2013 23:41

This means that somebody actually meant to do this action.

14 Nov 2013 23:59

An action which is not accidental but has been perpetrated deliberately to cause harm to another person.

15 Nov 2013 09:25

on purpose

15 Nov 2013 20:17

if someone caused grievous bodily harm with intent to kill, it means they meant to kill them but didn't manage to

15 Nov 2013 21:51

meant to do something

15 Nov 2013 23:42

to act in knowledge of the outcome

16 Nov 2013 02:51

This means that someone has wanted or 'intended' to do something however has been unable to carry out the act. This can be applied for instance if someone is carrying illegal substances and a large amount of money it could be said that regardless of whether they had sold the drugs that they indeed intended to and for that reason may be held accountable for dealing drugs to an extent.

16 Nov 2013 07:53

The action someone may have done is intentional and no an accident. They may have planned their action and were fully aware of what they were about to do.

16 Nov 2013 16:15

If a criminal was told that did something 'with intent' it means they did it on purpose and knew exactly what they were doing

16 Nov 2013 16:46

Committed a crime intentionally

16 Nov 2013 17:08

intending the outcome, or planning the crime

16 Nov 2013 17:55

A conscious intention to do something

16 Nov 2013 18:14

Deliberately set out to do something

17 Nov 2013 15:48

This term is used to describe a crime that someone may have committed. A crime described as being committed 'with intent' would mean that the defendant did the crime knowingly and willfully.

17 Nov 2013 17:07

With desire

17 Nov 2013 17:11

Somebody knowingly plans and commits a crime

17 Nov 2013 17:24

doing something which was your planned outcome

17 Nov 2013 17:29

to do something on purpose and being fully aware of your actions

17 Nov 2013 18:26

is when someone did something on purpose/ knew what they were doing

17 Nov 2013 18:46

To do something with intent is to purposely do something.

17 Nov 2013 18:47

the criminal knew what he was doing and what the crime would lead to

17 Nov 2013 19:19

If you meant to do it

17 Nov 2013 23:10

That you have planned or thought about doing something before taking action, therefore you have acted in order to achieve what you set out to do.

17 Nov 2013 23:38

doing it on purpose

18 Nov 2013 15:14

you meant to do it

18 Nov 2013 16:10

If somebody commits a crime with intent they fully meant to commit the crime. I could stand on someones foot with intent and mean to cause harm, or I could accidentally stand on someone's foot by accident, without intent.

18 Nov 2013 18:24

the intention of doing something

18 Nov 2013 18:41

Meaning to do something. An act of crime. The phrase 'with intent to kill'

18 Nov 2013 20:50

To carry out the action, fully knowing the implications and consequences of this

18 Nov 2013 20:55

Someone intended to do it

18 Nov 2013 21:00

Intentionally/willingly committed the act; self motivated to commit the act.

19 Nov 2013 08:18

To do something on purpose

19 Nov 2013 14:47

On purpose, carrying out an action with prior planning

24 Nov 2013 10:36

You knowingly do something.

28 Oct 2014 17:19

When someone sets out with a clear motive in mind. They would go out and do whatever they had to in order to reach their preconceived aim.

3 Nov 2014 20:40

With intent means you were planning on doing something and that it wasn't an accident.

4 Nov 2014 13:50

When someone commits a crime that they were fully aware of. They knew what they were doing was wrong. e.g. They went in to a shop with intentions of stealing

6 Nov 2014 13:38

This is when whatever crime the person has committed was done with the purpose of reaching the said outcome. In other words, it was not a mistake and was done by way of reaching and endpoint.

7 Nov 2014 22:11

I would imagine this word, if used in the same context of my friend or relative who has been accused of something, to mean that whatever they have done was a blatant deliberately intended act, and not an impulsive one.

8 Nov 2014 17:11

with the intention of committing an illegal act

10 Nov 2014 20:53

Somebody meant to do it with a purpose

10 Nov 2014 22:18

This means someone has the idea of doing something and intends to carry it out

11 Nov 2014 11:11

An adjective which implicates that there was meaning behind the crime which has been committed, which could also indicate prior planning.

28 Oct 2015 19:27

Meaning to hurt/damage something or someone. intending to...

5 Nov 2015 19:04

You go out with tools, intending to use the tools.

7 Nov 2015 23:13

on purposes or as an attempt to pretty sure it is used for both

20 Nov 2015 11:07

proven, calculated motivation, pre-meditated. More serious than spontaneous behaviour

20 Nov 2015 18:20

When a crime is committed with a purpose rather than accidentally.

20 Nov 2015 18:45

A person has deliberately made a decision. They are aware of the consequences of their actions

22 Nov 2015 10:56

A premeditated crime not necessarily brought to fruition but planned and intended

22 Nov 2015 20:43

A purposeful action, someone has done something with the knowledge of what they are doing and the consequences of it, they have done something intentionally/not by accident

23 Nov 2015 00:16

Planning something before hand

23 Nov 2015 14:26

Commiting a crime in which there was a plan to cause harm, to something or someone

8 Nov 2016 20:38

Something has been done with the intention to do it.

9 Nov 2016 16:24

I think in a court of law this means that someone has planned/ intend on hurting someone. For example someone could have caused grevious bodily harm to someone else with intent to kill them

9 Nov 2016 22:19

When someone means to do something

10 Nov 2016 17:34

If you do something with intent it is a deliberate act and you purposefully meant to do it. With intent is fully intending or setting out to committ an act.

11 Nov 2016 20:25

With the aim to hurt someone. You want to do something.

12 Nov 2016 16:49

The person meant to do what ever action they are accused of. It was not done accidentally. They were fully aware that what they were doing was wrong

14 Nov 2016 13:24

That the person has planned do something before it happens. For example if someone's carrying a knife with intent to hurt someone, even if they don't end up hurting someone the intent was there.

14 Nov 2016 19:04

U meant it

14 Nov 2016 19:21

Intention to do something so not by accident but with full intent and purpose

14 Nov 2016 19:45

knew the outcome, planned the crime

14 Nov 2016 20:40

You ment to do it

15 Nov 2016 10:34

It means that you wanted to do something beforehand. It wasn't a spur of the moment decision.

15 Nov 2016 10:45

Any crime or action that the accused has committed was done on purpose; that was their intention.

15 Nov 2016 15:40

When you mean to do something. It is a purpous action.

13 Nov 2017 13:27

Deliberately doing something

16 Nov 2023 21:28

Pre planned action

19 Nov 2023 17:11

Meaning to do it

19 Nov 2023 18:26

To do something with intent implies it being done on purpose. An illegal act committed through negligence may be viewed more leniently than one committed with intent.

20 Nov 2023 16:49

Doing something with meaning/ purpose behind it.

20 Nov 2023 18:28

With intent means done intentionally, another way of saying this would be “with purpose” or “on purpose”. Crimes committed with intent rather than accidentally are naturally considered to be worse offences.

20 Nov 2023 23:38

When someone commits a crime intentionally instead of accidentally.

21 Nov 2023 11:16

A pre meditated action with a clear understanding of what you intend to do

21 Nov 2023 15:38

When you do something that can be punished by law with full intention and knowledge of what you are doing, something that is not an accident.

21 Nov 2023 22:39

That it was done maliciously, or they wanted to cause harm, grief and upset someone.

21 Nov 2023 23:06

When someone has committed an action/crime with the intent of harming or causing disrupt against the law.

1 Jan 2024 17:22

meaning to do something, with the intention of ...

1 Jan 2024 17:24

Aim was to harm

18 Oct 2024 16:41

Meaning to carry out an action and its consequences

18 Oct 2024 22:24

Deliberate act to cause harm

20 Oct 2024 13:39

To deliberately harm or plan to harm

20 Oct 2024 15:59

This means that it is intentional. You are doing something that is premeditated.

22 Oct 2024 10:41

To do something with pre planning and a sound mind

22 Oct 2024 13:34

You have gone out of your way to hurt someone, either by taking a weapon with you or intentionally aiming in their direction

22 Oct 2024 15:10

Ones own belief in carrying out an action without prejudice from a third party

22 Oct 2024 17:37

there a reason for doing said action.

22 Oct 2024 19:57

Doing an action purposefully

22 Oct 2024 20:55

Someone who was meant to do it , was knew what tgey was doin or goin to do

22 Oct 2024 22:10

doing something with the full intention or meaning to do that action

23 Oct 2024 09:11

A pre planned disorder or damage to another person

23 Oct 2024 09:20

Someone purposefully does something

23 Oct 2024 19:09

That the person meant to cause an illegal or harmful action.

24 Oct 2024 11:43

It means you had planned it in advance

6 Nov 2024 08:47

You meant to do it.

12 Nov 2024 21:42

With intent means that the person has thought about the action they have done

20 Nov 2024 15:18

intending to hurt someone, or to commit a crime, rather than having it occur accidentally or in the midst of some other action

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