Animus Cancellandl

An intention to destroy or cancel. Se^ "Cancellation." Animus Capiendl. The intention to take. 4 C. Rob. Adm. 126, 155. Animus Dedicandl. The intention of donating or dedicating. Animus Derellnquendl. The intention of abandoning. 4 C. Rob. Adm. 216. Animus Differendi. The intention of delaying. Animus Donandl. The intention of giving. Animus Felonlco. Felonious intent. Animus Furandi. The intention to steal. In order to constitute larceny, the thief must take the property animo furandi; but this is expressed in the definition of larceny by the word "felonious." 3 Inst. 107; Hale, P. C. 503; 4 Bl. Comm. 229. See 2 Russ. Crimes, 96; 2 Tyl. Comm. 272. When the taking of property is lawful, although it may afterwards be converted animo furandi to the taker's use, it is not larceny. Bac. Abr. "Felony" (C); 14 Johns. (N. Y.) 294; Ryan & M. 137, 160; Principles of Penal Law, c. 22, I 3, pp. 279, 281. Animus Lucandi. The intent to gain a profit. 3 Kent, Comm. 357.

Defined under Animals Of A Base Nature in The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary.