English

Noun

dolus ‎(uncountable)

1. (law) Evil intent: malice or fraud.

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References

• dolus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόλος ‎(dólos, “deception, trick”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.lus/, [ˈdɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

dolus m ‎(genitive dolī); second declension

1. trickery, deception

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• dolōsus
• subdolus

Related terms

• dolōsē
• dolōsitās

Descendants

References

• dolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dolus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• DOLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • by craft: per dolum (B. G. 4. 13)
    
  • by the aid of fraud and lies: dolis et fallaciis (Sall. Cat. 11. 2)
    

Old Irish

Etymology

do- +‎ lés (compare solus)

Adjective

dolus

1. lightless, obscure

Descendants

• Irish: dolas