Intention criminal, Intention criminal - Definitions, Intention criminal - Direct and oblique intent, Intention criminal - Offences of basic and of specific intent, Intention criminal - The test of intention, Transferred intent
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A range of words is used to represent shades of intention in the various criminal laws around the world. The most serious crime of murder, for example, traditionally expressed the mens rea element as malice aforethought, and the interpretations of malice, "maliciously" and "wilfully" vary between pure intention and recklessness depending on the state and the seriousness of the offence.
A person intends a consequence when he or she foresees that it will happen if the given series of acts or omissions continu ...
The policy issue for those who administer the criminal justice system is that, when planning their actions, people may be aware of many probable and possible consequences. Obviously, all of these consequences could be prevented through the simple expedient either of ceasing the given activity or of taking action rather than refraining from action. So the decision to continue with the current plan means that all the foreseen consequences are to some extent intentional, i.e. within and not against the scope of each person's intention. B ...
