dolus

American  

[doh-luhs] / ˈdoʊ ləs /

noun

Roman and Civil Law.

1. fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (culpa ).

   One is always liable for dolus resulting in damages.

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Etymology

Origin of dolus

From Latin

Example Sentences

Pistorius, who had his lower legs amputated as a baby but became a champion athlete, was ultimately found guilty of murder in Steenkamp’s shooting on a principle of law called dolus eventualis.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe

Trespass, to realty, 54.    dolus, 54.    culpa, 55.

From The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon B.C. 2285-2242 by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

Of course, what Herr Jonas Goldst�cker wanted to say was dolus eventualis.

From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Frank, Ulrich

Nam dolus Numidarum nihil languidi neque remissi patiebatur.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)