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dolus

/ˈdəʊləs/US/ˈdoʊləs/

dolus noun: evil intent: malice or fraud.

Noun

dolus (countable and uncountable, plural doli)

  1. Evil intent: malice or fraud.
    • Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense1849, James G. Butler, A Summary of the Roman Civil Law

dolus meaning in Tamil

dolus in Tamil

தீயநோக்குடன் திட்டமிட்ட குற்றம்

Forms of dolus

pluraldoli

Plural of dolus: doli

Origin of dolus

Borrowed from Latin dolus (“deceit, trickery”); akin to Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “bait, ruse”). Compare dolose, dolosity.

Words that rhyme with dolus

Questions about dolus

What does dolus mean?
Dolus means evil intent: malice or fraud.
What is dolus in Tamil?
Dolus in Tamil is தீயநோக்குடன் திட்டமிட்ட குற்றம். See Dolus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dolus?
Dolus is a noun.
How do you pronounce dolus?
Dolus is pronounced /ˈdəʊləs/ (UK).
What is the plural of dolus?
The plural of dolus is doli.

Words near dolus in the dictionary

  1. doltish
  2. doltishly
  3. doltishness
  4. Dolton
  5. dolts
  6. dolus
  7. dolus specialis
  8. dolutegravir
  9. dolve
  10. dolven
  11. Dolwyddelan

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