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| accident |
an event that occurs without human planning or intent. [1/3 definitions] |
| assailant |
a person who attacks another with intent to injure physically, socially, or emotionally. |
| black magic |
magic accomplished with evil intent or by satanic means; sorcery; witchcraft. |
| breaking and entering |
the felony of gaining forcible entry to a building belonging to another, with the intent of committing a crime. |
| burglary |
the act of breaking into a building with the intent of committing a crime, esp. stealing. |
| contrive |
to scheme or plot with treacherous intent. [1/5 definitions] |
| cyberbully |
a person who posts hurtful electronic messages on the internet with the intent of bullying another person. |
| deathless |
likely to survive or be admired for a long time (sometimes ironic in intent). [1/2 definitions] |
| destabilize |
to upset the equilibrium of (esp. a government or other organization); unbalance, often with intent to topple. |
| Espionage Act |
a U.S. law passed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I. The Espionage Act made it a crime to convey information with the intent to interfere with the operation of the U.S. military or its recruitment of troops, to disclose information relating to national defense, or to promote the success of the country's enemies. |
| evil |
motivated by intent to harm or destroy. [1/3 definitions] |
| fix |
(informal) to arrange with fraudulent intent. [1/13 definitions] |
| hack1 |
to break into (a protected computer system of a business, institution, or individual) either as an act of mischief or with malicious intent, such as stealing data. [2/13 definitions] |
| hoax |
something false or inauthentic presented as true or authentic, with intent to deceive or defraud. [1/3 definitions] |
| housebreaking |
the act or process of breaking into a house illegally with intent to steal. |
| hunt |
to enter into a pursuit for game animals with the intent of killing them for food or sport. [1/8 definitions] |
| keep one's own counsel |
to keep one's own ideas or intent secret. |
| machinate |
to invent, plot, scheme, or devise artfully, esp. with malicious intent. |
| malign |
evil in intent, effect, or character. [1/2 definitions] |
| malignant |
evil or injurious in intent, effect, or character. [1/2 definitions] |
| mens rea |
(Latin) guilty mind; in law, the concept of criminal intent. |
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