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Intent vs Inducement - What's the difference?

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Intent is a related term of inducement.


In legal|lang=en terms the difference between intent and inducement

is that intent is (legal) the state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence while inducement is (legal) an introductory statement of facts or background information.

As nouns the difference between intent and inducement

is that intent is a purpose; something that is intended while inducement is an incentive that helps bring about a desired state.

As an adjective intent

is firmly fixed or concentrated on something.

intent

English

Alternative forms

* entent (obsolete)

Noun

  • A purpose; something that is intended.
  • (legal) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
  • :
  • *2014 , Daniel Taylor, " World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
  • *:Uruguay were quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and seemed intent on showing they were a better team than had been apparent in their defeat to Costa Rica.
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
  • Engrossed.
  • Unwavering from a course of action.

    • Related terms

    * for all intents and purposes * intend * intense * intention * intensive * intent on * intently * to all intents and purposes * with intent

    inducement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
    • Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software. Richard Stallman's speech in Australian National University on 13 October 2004, Part 2, as seen in this film on video.google.com, circa 40% into the movie. Stallman was talking about Java and flash as inducements for installing non-free software.
  • (legal) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
  • (shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

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