Animus Furandi
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
The intention to staal, Animus hominis est anima scripti. The intention of the party is the soul of the instrument. $ 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.