Scienter

Word SCIENTER
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Hyphenation ‖Sci en ter
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Definitions and meanings of "Scienter"

What do we mean by scienter?

Knowledge that one's actions are wrong or contrary to law, where such knowledge is an element of a criminal offense or a basis for liability. noun

In law, knowingly; wilfully.

In law, the clause in a complaint or indictment charging that, the defendant has knowledge which renders him responsible or guilty; also, the fact that the defendant has such knowledge. noun

Knowingly; willfully. adverb

Deliberately, knowingly adverb

Knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent noun

(law) deliberately or knowingly adverb

Knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent

A word what Flat-Earthers use to make the current scientific community sound like dumbasses and Flat Earthers to sound like that have Ph.D.'s. In addition, it means to intentionally falsify information or makeup shit, to make Flat Earthers sound stupid. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scienter

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The word "scienter" in example sentences

Missing the little element called scienter, or in lay terms, the requisite intent. ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

Seems to me that the basic issue is corporate mens rea or scienter, which isn’t any bigger problem conceptually than corporate contracts whose enforcement requires intention to be bound. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The "scienter" requirement, necessary to sustain allegations against the auditors in a securities claim under Section 10b, is notoriously difficult to meet. ❋ Unknown (2011)

First they knock the requirements for recklessness to prove "scienter" out of the park: ❋ Unknown (2011)

"It was more about whether intent should be relevant," since part of the Third Circuit's decision the first time around had to do with whether CBS had intent (the legal term is "scienter"). ❋ Unknown (2010)

& Bockius -- argued that the case should be dismissed because the plaintiffs had failed to establish "scienter," meaning there was insufficient evidence that any public statements were knowingly false. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The agency alleged that Cuban acted with "scienter," a legal term indicating knowledge of wrongdoing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"scienter" in a securities fraud action against an accountant. ❋ Unknown (2011)

No scienter + no competition + First Amendment = no violation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Goldman cannot have it both ways, as you note: either they are the smartest guys ever, and there is loads of scienter, or they were complete morons riding the same roller coaster as their clients and no one should give them money to manage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As opposed to the 8 USC 1324 felonies for harboring illegal immigrants, the new employer sanctions provision, 1324a, establishes a sliding scale with scienter and other elemdents as modifiers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The law was opened up by the 1986 amendments which discarded the government knowledge test (“government knowledge” is no longer a defense under the Act; instead it is used to evaluate whether the false statements were made with the requisite scienter; under the FCA you do not need justifiable or actual reliance, only materiality + scienter; Cf. bank fraud). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The "[scientists]" are [actually] scienters, which proves [the Earth is flat]. ❋ GDAsphalt (2018)

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