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  1. misfeasance
    doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
    Thus the tort of misfeasance in is committed when a public officer acts knowingly the scope of his powers with the intent that the claimant will thereby be injured or if he is recklessly indifferent to the legality of his acts and the damage he may inflict on the claimantrn
  2. single-minded
    determined
    In one tort, conspiracy to injure, intention has the very narrow 3-3 meaning of single-minded purpose to do harm, so that the defendant does not "intend" even what he foresees as inevitable if his purpose is to advance his own interests.tt
  3. unfrequented
    devoid of creatures
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  4. knowingly
    with full understanding or intention
    Thus the tort of misfeasance in is committed when a public officer acts knowingly the scope of his powers with the intent that the claimant will thereby be injured or if he is recklessly indifferent to the legality of his acts and the damage he may inflict on the claimantrn
  5. unlawful
    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
    Other torts in the area of unlawful interference with economic interests now require either that very __________ "purpose" intention or that the defendant acts so as to causernharm to the claimant as the means to some other end which it is hisrnpurpose to achieve: the claimant must therefore be the "target" of the defendant's actions.
  6. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  7. state of mind
    a temporary psychological state
    This is the state of mind referred to in the criminal law as "subjective recklessness", that is to say, the wrongdoer is conscious of the risk he is taking .
  8. interference
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
    Other torts in the area of unlawful interference with economic interests now require either that very __________ "purpose" intention or that the defendant acts so as to causernharm to the claimant as the means to some other end which it is hisrnpurpose to achieve: the claimant must therefore be the "target" of the defendant's actions.
  9. foresee
    realize beforehand
    In one tort, conspiracy to injure, intention has the very narrow 3-3 meaning of single-minded purpose to do harm, so that the defendant does not "intend" even what he foresees as inevitable if his purpose is to advance his own interests.tt
  10. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
    In one tort, conspiracy to injure, intention has the very narrow 3-3 meaning of single-minded purpose to do harm, so that the defendant does not "intend" even what he foresees as inevitable if his purpose is to advance his own interests.tt
  11. that is to say
    as follows
    This is the state of mind referred to in the criminal law as "subjective recklessness", that is to say, the wrongdoer is conscious of the risk he is taking .
  12. certainty
    the state of being sure about something
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  13. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
    Thus the tort of misfeasance in is committed when a public officer acts knowingly the scope of his powers with the intent that the claimant will thereby be injured or if he is recklessly indifferent to the legality of his acts and the damage he may inflict on the claimantrn
  14. comparatively
    in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  15. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    In one tort, conspiracy to injure, intention has the very narrow 3-3 meaning of single-minded purpose to do harm, so that the defendant does not "intend" even what he foresees as inevitable if his purpose is to advance his own interests.tt
  16. conscious
    having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
    This is the state of mind referred to in the criminal law as "subjective recklessness", that is to say, the wrongdoer is conscious of the risk he is taking .
  17. commit
    engage in or perform
    Thus the tort of misfeasance in is committed when a public officer acts knowingly the scope of his powers with the intent that the claimant will thereby be injured or if he is recklessly indifferent to the legality of his acts and the damage he may inflict on the claimantrn
  18. amount
    how much there is of something that you can quantify
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  19. crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
  20. out of
    motivated by
    In the context of trespass to land it has been said that indifference to a risk that trespass will occur by animals in the defendant's charge amounts to intention and it is thought that the same approach should be taken in all the trespass torts: if D throws his coffee dregs out of the window of his office, knowing that others may Ye passing, that should be trespass if anyone is hit, whether the street is so crowded that it is a virtual certainty or is comparatively unfrequented.ro
Created on 四月 3, 2010 (updated 四月 7, 2010)

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