Definition of dolus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

TECH.

evil intent to deceive or commit fraud

TECH.

The court found evidence of dolus in his actions.
His dolus was evident in the forged documents.
The lawyer argued that dolus was present in the fraudulent scheme.

deception

malice

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dolus incidens

incidental deceit in a legal context

The contract was void due to dolus incidens.

Origin of dolus

Latin, dolus (deceit)

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French:dol, ...
German:Vorsatz, ...
Italian:dolo, ...
Spanish:dolo, ...
Portuguese:dolo, ...
Chinese:欺诈意图, ...
Japanese:故意, ...
Arabic:قَصْدُ الْخِدَاعِ, ...
Hebrew:כוֹוָנָה זְדוֹנִית, ...
Russian:злой умысел, ...
Ukrainian:долус, ...
Hindi:धोखाधड़ी की मंशा, ...
Bengali:দোলাস, ...
Catalan:dol, ...
Czech:dolus, ...
Danish:svigagtig hensigt, ...
Dutch:dolus, ...
Greek:δόλος, ...
Hungarian:csalárd szándék, ...
Khmer:ចេតនាទុច្ចរិត, ...
Korean:악의적인 의도, ...
Persian:قصد فریب, ...
Polish:dolus, ...
Portuguese (BR):dolo, ...
Romanian:dol, ...
Swedish:dolus, ...
Thai:เจตนาร้าย, ...
Turkish:dolus, ...
Vietnamese:ý định gian lận, ...

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