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dolus

/doh-luhs/US // ˈdoʊ ləs //

杜鲁斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Roman and Civil Law.

    • : fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent: One is always liable for dolus resulting in damages.

Examples

  • The typical delict required dolus—intentional aggression upon the personality or the substance of another.

  • Later there were added what might be called the equitable delicts of dolus (fraud) and metus (duress).

  • Hence a set of nominate delicts requiring dolus is supplemented by a theory of culpa.

  • Dolus autem malus in simulatione, ut ait Aquilius, continetur.

  • In generalibus latet dolus—In general assertions some deception lurks.