| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DOLUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Etymology:Dolus \Do"lus\, noun. [Latin expression, deceit; akin to Greek]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOLUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Law | DOLUS, civil law. 1. A fraudulent address or trick used to deceive some one; a fraud. Dig. 4, 3, 1; Code, 2, 21. 2. Dolus differs from fault in this, that the latter proceeds from an error of the understanding; while to constitute the former there must be a will or intention to do wrong. Wolff, Inst. §17. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: DOLUS
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dolus auctoris non nocet successori. | Law | The fraud of a possessor does not prejudice the successor. (references) | |
| Dolus circuitu non purgator. | Law | Fraud is not purged by circity. Bacon's Max. in Reg. 1. (references) | |
| Dolus Malus | Antiquities | Dolus Malus. See Culpa. (references) | |
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