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dolus
[ doh-luhs ]
noun
, Roman and Civil Law.
- fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent ( culpa ):
One is always liable for dolus resulting in damages.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dolus1
From Latin
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Example Sentences
The typical delict required dolus—intentional aggression upon the personality or the substance of another.
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Later there were added what might be called the equitable delicts of dolus (fraud) and metus (duress).
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Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.
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Dolus autem malus in simulatione, ut ait Aquilius, continetur.
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In generalibus latet dolus—In general assertions some deception lurks.
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