Animus
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. Mind; intention; disposition; design; will. Animo, (q. v.;) with the intention or design. These terms are derived from the civll law.
— Animns cancellandi. The intention of destroying or canceling, (applied to wills.)
— Ani-mus capiendi. The intention to take or capture. 4 C. Rob. Adm. 126, 155
— Animus dedicandi. The intention of donating or dedicating.
— Animus defamandi. The intention of defaming. The phrase expresses the malicious intent which is essential in every case of verbal injury to render it the subject of an action for libel or slander.
— Animus derelinquendi. The intention of abandoning. 4 C. Rob. Adm. 216. Rhodes v. Whitehead, 27 Tex. 304, 84 Am. Dec. 631.
— Animus differendi. The intention of obtaining delay.
— Animns donandi. The intention of giving. Expressive of the intent to give which is necessary to constitute a gift.
— Animus et factus. Intention and act; will and deed. Used to denote those acts which become effective only when accompanied by a particular intention.
— Animus furandi. The intention to steal. Gardner v. State, 55 N. J. Law, 17, 26 Atl. 30; State v. Slingerland, 19 Nev. 135, 7 Pan. 280.
— Animns lucrandi. The intention to make a gain or profit.
— Animus manendi. The intention of remaining; intention to establish a permanent residence. 1 Kent, Comm. 76. This is the point to be settled in determining the domicile or residence of a party. Id. 77.
— Animns morandi. The intention to remain, or to delay.
— Animns possidendi. The intention of possessing
—Animns quo.' The intent with which.
— Animns recipiendi. The intention of receiving.
— Animus recuperandi. The intention of recovering Locc. de Jure Mar. lib. 2, c. 4, § 10.
— Animns repnblicandi. The intention to republish.
— Animns restituendi. The intention of restoring. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 2, § 3.
— Animns revertendi. The intention of returning. A man retains his domicile if he leaves it animo revertendi. In re Miller's Estate, 3 Rawle (Pail 312, 24 Am. Dec. 34o; 4 Bl. Comm. 225; 2 Russ. Crimes, 18; Poph. 42, 52; 4 Coke, 40. Also, a term employed in the civil law, in expressing the rule of ownership in tamed animals
— Animns revocandi. The intention to revoke.
— Animns testandi. An intention to make a testament or will. Farr v. Thompson, 1 Speers (S. C.) 105. Animus ad, se omne jus ducit. It is to the intention that all law applies. Law always regards the intention. Animus hominis est anima scripti. The intention of the party is the soul of the instrument. 3 Bulst. 67; -Pitm. Prin. & Sur. 26. In order to give life or effect to an instrument, it is essential to look to the intention of the individual who executed it
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. Mind; will; the intention of taking. Animus mus donandi: the tention of steahng. tion of the party is the intention of maining. Animus mus recnperandi: candi: the intention intention of restoring. turning. Animas testandi: intention capacity to make a Anis quit and clenged, quit and cleared, ever
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Mind; intention; disposition; design; will. Antmo, (g. v.;) with the intention or design. ‘These terms are derived from the civil law. Animus ad se omne jus ducit. It is ta
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. Mind; will; disposition; intention or design. Animo, (q. v.); with the intention or design. These terms are derived from the civil law. Animus hominis est anima scripti. The intention of the party is the soul of the instrument. 3 Bulstr. 67. Pitman, Princ. & Surety, 26. In order to give life or effect to an instrument, it is essential to look to the intention of the individual who executed it. Few maxims have been expressed in briefer and more comprehensive language than this; but its point and force, consisting in the use of animus and anima, in their appropriate senses, are lost in most of the translations which have been given of it. Animus cancellandi. L. Lat. The intention of cancelling. See Animo cancellandi. Animus donandi. Lat. The intention of giving. Non valet donatio nisi tam dantis quam accipientis concurrat mutuus consensus et voluntas; sc. quod donator habeat animum donandi, et donatorius animum recipiendi; a gift is not valid unless there be a concurrence of the mutual consent and will both of the giver and receiver; that is, the donor must have the intention of giving, and the donee the intention of receiving. Bract. fol. 15 b. Animus furandi. Lat. The intention of stealing. The felonious intent or design, which is necessary to make the taking of the property of another, theft or larceny. Bract. fol. 150 b. 4 Bl. Com. 232. 4 Steph. Com. 157. Animus lucrandi. Lat. The intention of gaining. See Animo lucrandi. Animus manendi. Lat. The intention of remaining; intention to establish a permanent residence. 1 Kent's Com. 76. This is the point to be settled in determining the domicil or residence of a party. Id. ibid. 77. See Animus revertendi. Animus republicandi. Lat. The intention of re-publishing. 1 Powell on Devises, 609. Animus revertendi. Lat. The intention, or disposition of returning. A term employed in the civil law, in expressing the rule of ownership in tamed animals. In iis animalibus quae ex consuetudine abire et redire solent, talis regula comprobata est, ut eousque tua esse intelligantur, donec animum revertendi habeant: nam si revertendi animum habere desierint, etiam tua esse desinunt, et fiunt occupantium. Revertendi autem animum videntur desinere tunc, cum revertendi consuetudinem deseruerint; in respect to those animals which go away and return habitually, the rule is this; that they are considered as yours as long as they retain an inclination to return, but if they cease to have this inclination they cease to be yours, and become the property of any who may take them. And they may be supposed to cease to have the inclination of returning when they actually relinquish the habit of returning. Inst. 2. 1. 15. This rule is adopted by Bracton almost word for word, and has become a part of the modern common law. Bract. fol. 9 a. 7 Co. 16—18. Finch, Law, 176. 2 Kent's Com. 348. This phrase is also applied to persons in modern law, in discussing questions of domicil. 1 Kent's Com. 78. Animus revocandi. L. Lat. The intention of revoking. See Animo revocandi. Animus testandi. L. Lat. Intention of willing; intention or purpose to make a will. Worthington on Wills, prel. obs. Mind or capacity to make a will. Madmen, idiots, and persons born deaf, blind and dumb, are incapable of having animum testandi. 2 Bl. Com. 497.