The fact of an act having been done knowingly, especially as grounds for civil damages.
〔律〕明知；故意
as modifierscienter liability
Example sentencesExamples
The whole point of section 2 of the 1971 Act, which replaced the old scienter action, was to impose a stricter liability upon those who knew that the animal they had possessed characteristics which other such animals did not have.
Rather, it is based on the scienter and conduct of the second party, the ‘contributing’ infringer.
In the aftermath of Smith, courts have determined the constitutionality of such obscenity legislation on the basis that such laws ‘must, either expressly or impliedly, require scienter.’
The Animals Act 1971 abolished the scienter action and replaced it with a statutory code of strict liability.
It's one thing to require scienter and premeditation.