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conscious intent

[ˈkɒnʃəs ɪnˈtent]
noun phrasepl: conscious intents
intenção consciente
1. A deliberate and aware purpose or aim; the state of purposefully deciding to do something with full awareness and deliberation
She acted with conscious intent to harm no one.
Ela agiu com intenção consciente de não prejudicar ninguém.
2. In legal contexts, the deliberate and knowing purpose to commit an act or achieve a result
The defendant's conscious intent to commit fraud was proven in court.
A intenção consciente do réu de cometer fraude foi comprovada em tribunal.
3. Willful and intentional action undertaken with full awareness of consequences
His conscious intent was to improve the community.
Sua intenção consciente era melhorar a comunidade.
Synonyms
deliberate intentwillful purposeintentional actionknowing aimpurposeful design
Antonyms
unconscious actionunintentional actaccidentnegligenceoversight

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intenção consciente
Standard usage in legal and formal contexts
São Paulo
intenção consciente; propósito deliberado
Commonly used in business and legal documents
Portugal
intenção consciente; propósito deliberado
Standard in formal and legal Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

with conscious intent
act with conscious intent
prove conscious intent
demonstrate conscious intent
beyond conscious intent
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