dolus

[ doh-luhs ]

nounRoman and Civil Law.

fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa): One is always liable for dolus resulting in damages.

Origin of dolus

From Latin

The typical delict required dolus—intentional aggression upon the personality or the substance of another.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe Pound
Later there were added what might be called the equitable delicts of dolus (fraud) and metus (duress).
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe Pound
Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe Pound
dolus autem malus in simulatione, ut ait Aquilius, continetur.
De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Cicero
In generalibus latet dolus—In general assertions some deception lurks.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood

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