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

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dolus

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)

Here also there was wilful aggression, and the delict of dolus gets its name from the intentional misleading that characterizes it in Roman law as it does deceit in English law.

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

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 Williams, James