''Bemeizid'' () is used in
Jewish law
''Halakha'' ( ; , ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah. ''Halakha'' is based on biblical commandments ('' mit ...
to indicate that something was
done on purpose. This matters in order to determine how culpable someone is for his actions. The opposite adjective is
שוגג ''shogeg'', "not on purpose."
In order to for an action to be considered deliberate, it must have been done with the knowledge that it was wrong, and with the intention of doing the action, and of his own free will. If he did not know the action was forbidden, or if a
mistake of fact
In criminal law, a mistake of fact may sometimes mean that, while a person has committed the physical element of an offence, because they were labouring under a mistake of fact, they never formed the mental element. This is unlike a mistake ...
concerning his circumstances led him to believe that he was permitted to take that action in that situation, he is considered to have done the action ''beshogeg'' (), "not on purpose." If he was
forced to do the action, then it was done ''beones'' ().
See also
* ''
Animo''
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Intent
An intention is a mental state in which a person commits themselves to a course of action. Having the plan to visit the zoo tomorrow is an example of an intention. The action plan is the ''content'' of the intention while the commitment is the '' ...
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Mens rea
In criminal law, (; Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime. In common law jurisdictions, most crimes require proof both of ''mens rea'' and '' actus reus'' ("guilty act") before th ...
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Velleity
References
Jewish law principles
Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish law
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