Intent or knowledge of wrongdoing

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Scienter is a legal term that refers to intent or knowledge of wrongdoing . This means that an offending party has knowledge of the "wrongness" of an act or event prior to committing it. For example, if a man sells a car with brakes that do not work to ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
legalese Latin, literally "knowingly," from sciens , present participle of scire "to know" (see science ) + adverbial suffix -ter .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scienter \Sci*en"ter\, adv. [L.] (Law) Knowingly; willfully. --Bouvier.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adv. deliberately or knowingly

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. (context legal English) deliberately, knowingly n. (context legal English) knowledge of one's own illegal acts; intent