dolousadj.
/ˈdəʊləs/ Scots Law. Now Obsolete or rare.
= dolose adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > relating to crime > with criminal intent
malicious1530–1
dolosea1859
dolous1890
1890 J. Rankine Erskine's Princ. Law Scotl. (ed. 18) iv. iv. 544 It is of the essence of a crime that it is a dolous act inferring punishment.
1928 J. C. Fenton in Encycl. Laws Scotl. V. 54 It is..of the essence of crime that the act must be ‘dolous’.
1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 30 Dole, evil intention, malus animus, malice in the legal sense. Adjective, dolous. Obsolescent, with mens rea gaining in favour.
Derivatives
ˈdolously adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adverb] > with reference to crime > with criminal intent
maliciously1421
scienter1673
dolously1939
1939 Glegg & Duncan Law Reparation Scotl. (ed. 3) vii. 132 The necessity of proving that her consent has been obtained dolously.
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adj.1890