scienter

scienter

English

Etymology

From Latin scienter (knowingly), from sciō (know).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /saɪˈɛntə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /saɪˈɛntɚ/
  • Hyphenation: sci‧en‧ter

Adverb

scienter (not comparable)

  1. (law) deliberately, knowingly

Noun

scienter (uncountable)

  1. (law) knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent

References

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

    From sciēns (knowing, understanding) + -ter (adverb suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    scienter (comparative scientius, superlative scientissimē)

    1. skillfully, expertly
    2. knowingly, understandingly, wisely

    Antonyms

    • īnscienter (ignorantly, unknowingly)

    Descendants

    • French: sciemment

    References

    • scienter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • scienter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • scienter”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.