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Definition of: intent
(in·tent′) adjective
1. Having the mind earnestly bent or fixed; attentive; earnest.
2. Firmly, constantly, or assiduously directed. See synonyms under EAGER.
—noun
1. That which is designed; intention; meaning; connotation; aim; purpose.
2. Law The state of mind in which or the purpose with which one does an act; also, the character that the law imputes to an act. See synonyms under DESIGN, PURPOSE. [<OF entent, entente <L intentus, pp. of intendere stretch out, endeavor]
—in·tent′ly adverb
—in·tent′ness noun
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