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Definition of scienter in English: scienternoun sʌɪˈɛntə mass nounLaw The fact of an act having been done knowingly, especially as grounds for civil damages. as modifier scienter liability Example sentencesExamples - The whole point of section 2 of the 1971 Act, which replaced the old scienter action, was to impose a stricter liability upon those who knew that the animal they had possessed characteristics which other such animals did not have.
- Rather, it is based on the scienter and conduct of the second party, the ‘contributing’ infringer.
- In the aftermath of Smith, courts have determined the constitutionality of such obscenity legislation on the basis that such laws ‘must, either expressly or impliedly, require scienter.’
- The Animals Act 1971 abolished the scienter action and replaced it with a statutory code of strict liability.
- It's one thing to require scienter and premeditation.
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