dolus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dolus
From Latin
Example Sentences
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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
The stream that flows from Helicon Is scarcely a Pactolus, A richer prize is theirs who con Dull treatises on dolus.
From Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series by James Williams
‘Pseudolus’ = Ψευδύλος, but is connected by popular etymology with dolus.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by George Middleton
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 James Williams
Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound
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