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• intent — {{11}}intent (adj.) very attentive, late 14c., from L. intentus attentive, eager, waiting, strained, pp. of intendere to strain, stretch (see INTEND (Cf. intend)). Related: Intently. {{12}}intent (n.) purpose, early 13c., from O.Fr. entente, from …   Etymology dictionary

• intent to steal — The intent or purpose which a thief has to deprive another of his goods. The intent of one taking personal property without the consent of the owner to deprive the owner permanently of his property or its value. 32 Am J1st Larc § 36 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• intent — in·tent /in tent/ n 1: the act or fact of intending: as a: the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act – called also criminal intent; compare knowledge, mens rea …   Law dictionary

• purpose — pur·pose / pər pəs/ n: an objective, effect, or result aimed at or attained; specif: the business activity in which a corporation is chartered to engage pur·pose·ful / fəl/ adj pur·pose·ful·ly adv pur·pose·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dicti …   Law dictionary

• intent — n *intention, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal Analogous words: *will, volition, conation Antonyms: accident Contrasted words: *chance, hap, luck, fortune, hazard intent adj Intent, engrossed, absorbed, rapt mean having one s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Intent — In*tent , n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See {Intend}.] The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• intent — [in tent′; ] for n., also [ in′tent΄] adj. [L intentus, pp. of intendere: see INTEND] 1. firmly directed or fixed; earnest; intense [an intent look] 2. a) having the mind or attention firmly directed or fixed; engrossed [intent on his studies] …   English World dictionary

• intent — ► NOUN ▪ intention or purpose. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (intent on/upon) determined to do. 2) (intent on/upon) attentively occupied with. 3) showing earnest and eager attention. ● to all intents a …   English terms dictionary

• purpose — [n1] intention, meaning, aim ambition, animus, aspiration, big idea*, bourn, calculation, design, desire, destination, determination, direction, dream, drift, end, expectation, function, goal, hope, idea, intendment, intent, mecca, mission,… …   New thesaurus

• intent — [adj] determined, resolute absorbed, alert, attending, attentive, bent, bound, committed, concentrated, concentrating, decided, decisive, deep, eager, earnest, engaged, engrossed, enthusiastic, firm, fixed, hell bent*, immersed, industrious,… …   New thesaurus

• purpose — n *intention, intent, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal Analogous words: *ambition, aspiration: proposition, *proposal: *plan, project, scheme purpose vb propose, design, *intend, mean Anal …   New Dictionary of Synonyms