dolus

American  

[doh-luhs] / ˈdoʊ ləs /

noun

Roman and Civil Law.

1. fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from 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

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)

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)

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

At last there came a sudden pause To all his wanderings solus, He learned what writers on the laws Of Rome had meant by dolus.

From Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series by Williams, James