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intention

class of state of mind in law
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intention

Summary

intention is a legal term or legal concept[1]. intention draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #125 of 484).[2]

Key Facts

  • intention's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
  • intention is a type of mens rea[4].
  • intention is part of mens rea[5].
  • intention's said to be the same as is recorded as premeditation[6].
  • intention's said to be the same as is recorded as malice[7].
  • intention's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • intention's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • intention's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • intention's different from is recorded as intention to commit a crime[11].

Body

Geography

intention is part of mens rea[5].

Designation and Status

intention's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].

Why It Matters

intention draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #125 of 484).[2] intention has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] intention is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q24499957. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3uTigu
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Part of → mens rea
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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