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VocabJLPT N1

intent

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. intent
2. intention
3. mens rea (guilty mind)
4. Mens rea

This noun refers to doing something on purpose or with deliberate intent. It is often used in legal or formal contexts to distinguish a deliberate act from an accident, for example in phrases meaning "intentional foul" in sports.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"I didn't do it on purpose," she said, and burst into tears.

Sentence 2

Isn't this deliberate harassment?

Sentence 3

He insisted, "It wasn't intentional — it was an accident."

Sentence 4

Is there a possibility that this bug was planted on purpose?

Sentence 5

So you're actually admitting it was intentional and not just a coincidence?